Where Is The Guage

[budman]

I went to the lower Illinois for the frst time Wednesday and caught 4 rainbows. My first with a fly rod. I used some 1/80 oz white and olive jigs and then used a couple colors and sizes of wooly buger. Too much wind for a new guy at fly fishing. But still really injoyed the day. I read that it is catch and release only from the guage to the gravel pit. I can see the gravel pit but where is the guage located at. I fished up close to the dam and also down stream from the parking lot on rosd 990. I looks like a guy could wade from the dam to the parking lot on that road, is it possible. Can someone give me some help?

[Hopper]

I went to the lower Illinois for the frst time Wednesday and caught 4 rainbows. My first with a fly rod. I used some 1/80 oz white and olive jigs and then used a couple colors and sizes of wooly buger. Too much wind for a new guy at fly fishing. But still really injoyed the day. I read that it is catch and release only from the guage to the gravel pit. I can see the gravel pit but where is the guage located at. I fished up close to the dam and also down stream from the parking lot on rosd 990. I looks like a guy could wade from the dam to the parking lot on that road, is it possible. Can someone give me some help?

Down river from the Watts property There is a cable accross the river that cable is connected to the gauge, its hidden back in the trees. If you dont mind walking you can wade all the way to marvell

[Hopper]

Down river from the Watts property There is a cable accross the river that cable is connected to the gauge, its hidden back in the trees. If you dont mind walking you can wade all the way to marvell

I had to check, rd 990 is the watts area parking, probably a 1/4 mile down stream is the gauge.

[budman]

Thanks for the information Hopper. Wanted to make sure I stayed legal, I was not able to located it on a map. I was in the area the other day. Is it where there is some type of block tower. So from there to the gravel pit is catch and release only, right. My try walking down from the upper parking lot to the Watts parking lot. It look like some good water and would seem that not alot of people went too far from the parking lot on Wed. so there may not be as much pressure.