Stream Habitat (Plan)

[ColeM.]

I know that ODWC had put together something for the Watts area as far as providing more trout habitat. Is this still moving forward?

Watts_Plan_Document2.pdf

[OKFlyFisher44]

God I wish they would do this. There is a few downed trees and root-wads along the bank next to the parking lot, but there is NO flow through that area under no generation. I really wish they'd put in some of those boulder clusters in that area....that would really help that area. That would be a sweet little section with that nice run above the parking lot and the run below the parking lot. If they put those boulder clusters in the right area...they could possibly get some flow and make it work in conjunction with the huge boulders stacked up along the bank...make a nice deep flowing hole right up next to those rocks.

That water between those 2 runs is so stale with no flow...

If these plans have been put into place...you can't tell it!!!

[ColeM.]

God I wish they would do this. There is a few downed trees and root-wads along the bank next to the parking lot, but there is NO flow through that area under no generation. I really wish they'd put in some of those boulder clusters in that area....that would really help that area. That would be a sweet little section with that nice run above the parking lot and the run below the parking lot. If they put those boulder clusters in the right area...they could possibly get some flow and make it work in conjunction with the huge boulders stacked up along the bank...make a nice deep flowing hole right up next to those rocks.

That water between those 2 runs is so stale with no flow...

If these plans have been put into place...you can't tell it!!!

Right on man, that one area looks so good, but under no generation is is simply dead water. I posted this to see if things are still moving forward as "imho" the Lower Illinois trout fishery needs this.

[Davo]

I read somewhere, I think on the Daily Oklahoman web site in a story on trout fishing in Oklahoma - that the plan is still on the books but currently on hold. ODWC had to do a ton of repair work at Beaver's Bend this year due to a whole lot of very high water this spring. It washed out several areas, took out roads as well as habitat. No date for work on Illinois was given, though.

[ColeM.]

I read somewhere, I think on the Daily Oklahoman web site in a story on trout fishing in Oklahoma - that the plan is still on the books but currently on hold. ODWC had to do a ton of repair work at Beaver's Bend this year due to a whole lot of very high water this spring. It washed out several areas, took out roads as well as habitat. No date for work on Illinois was given, though.

Thank you for some insight. Yes the LMFR had a ton of damage and it took a lot of resources to fix it, I think once lost creek is back to normal, they should be back up to where they were before the flood. I like fishing there it's just that there are a ton of poachers on the weekend and it's like combat fishing. I don't like combat fishing, but if you can get there during the week, you can have the river to yourself. During the winter mid week is awesome fishing all by yourself!