Predicted Generation?

[txspecks04]

Anyone know where I can get the predicted generation schedule for Beaver? I used to check a website and call and listen to a recording, but neither of those have been successful for me lately. The recording says that data is unavailable for Beaver, and the website has consistently been a week behind....

Tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

tx

[Zack Hoyt]

Predicted generation is on the SWPA website. They are usually issueing the generation for the next at about 5pm the day before.

Edit: http://www.swpa.gov/generationschedules.aspx

[Zack Hoyt]

Per the SWPA, Beaver will be down tomorrow from noon into late afternoon. Should be some great fishing with the slightly warmer temps and sunny skies.

[Adam B]

Just wondering if it says 56 at 2 and 0 at 3 how long will it take to go down from the 56 at 2?? Thanks everyone

[Zack Hoyt]

Alot of that depends on how far you are from the dam. You will see a pretty quick drop at the dam ramp, but it will take longer the further down stream you go. I figure at the ramp, it will take about 10 minutes for the water to fall out. They dont really just turn a switch and its off. Its a gradual slow down. It also depends on how close to time they are sticking. SWPA is just a guideline. They could crank it up to 112 instead of 0 if they decide.

Help any?

[Adam B]

Ok good deal. Thank you. If I have some time this afternoon I might try and take the drive up there to give it a go for a few hours. Thanks again.

[Zack Hoyt]

I am thinking about doing the same. Wanting to take the motor boat out to warm up for spring. Might head up to the town of Beaver and motor around for a few hours tills Beaver shuts down. Hoping to get into some Walleye and whites.

[Adam B]

Zach, I got up there around 2:30 and fished and waited as the water went down. When I first get there I always pull down to the first stop at the boat ramp to check the water. I saw a Subaru with a boat on it and your logo on the side. Was that you? Later I was down by the bathhouses and campground and saw 2 or 3 small boats drive by. Was that you again? Later in the day I caught a couple and my lady friend pulled in a sculpin on her fly rod. A much better day than we usually have. Just wondering if that was you? If it was did you guys do ok?

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[Zack Hoyt]

That was me amigo. That boat hadnt been out since before winter and needed to be ran. Launched it on the lake for a few hours before they shutoff generation. I didnt launch it on the Tailwaters. There were about 3 boats that ran up near the dam and drifted back a few times. They seemed to quit once the water started falling. I fished the far end of the gravel bar downstream of the ramp. I couldnt get my hookset timing right, so not many fish landed. There was a midge hatch coming off up there. About a sz 18 grey or black. I swapped over to a black Zebra midge and they seemed to like that alot. Water temp was still pretty chilly.....low 40's while I was there. The fish were holding to the larger rocks pretty heavily. These will heat up faster then the stream bed.....this is good to know when fishing really cold water on sunny days. Rocks heat up faster than logs or brush.

But yeah, that was my Outback. Glad you guys had a good day. Catching a sculpin is a pretty good accomplishment. Means she was really watching her indicator. Also means there were a few sculpins around, and a streamer would have been productive as well.