Pomme De Terre Dam/lake Update

[any and all fishing]

Lindley creek right at the end of the lake is literally in my back yard, the fields on the corps land where they plant crops are obviously flooded. Fish are slapping the water constantly, so i guess some good news with this whole flood thing, is that the fish that are feeding will put on some good weight with the abundance of bugs etc...the spawn might get jacked, maybe not..who really knows. It's still a great place to fish if you adjust strategies to conditions. Right now, there are lots of crappie and bass below the dam and even a few walleye running. Too bad im in El Dorado working, but i'll be on my way back tomorrow morning to find them fish..

[conman]

Mopan, Any new updates?

Thanks

chris

[oneshot]

  On 3/25/2011 at 12:03 AM, any and all fishing said:

Lindley creek right at the end of the lake is literally in my back yard, the fields on the corps land where they plant crops are obviously flooded. Fish are slapping the water constantly, so i guess some good news with this whole flood thing, is that the fish that are feeding will put on some good weight with the abundance of bugs etc...the spawn might get jacked, maybe not..who really knows. It's still a great place to fish if you adjust strategies to conditions. Right now, there are lots of crappie and bass below the dam and even a few walleye running. Too bad im in El Dorado working, but i'll be on my way back tomorrow morning to find them fish..

So there is no way to get over the Low Water Bridge down there? I was hopping to fish on down at the accesss.I have no Boat but it looked pretty easy waking along the bank towards the Dam.

oneshot

[any and all fishing]

are you talking about below pomme de terre dam? If so, you can walk as far as you want down there, and there are lots of fish if you walk all the way down that trail past the 1 mile marker. It's been a week since i was down by the water on lindley creek, it was FLOODED, but wouldn't hurt to check your spot..that water is crazy high.

[MOPanfisher]

Sorry its been a busy morning. The bridge at Huckby is under water and not crossable at this time.

The status of the repairs remains pretty much the same, weather prevented placement of concrete on Saturday but they are pouring today. The last placement should be Thursday the 31st. still with removal of equipment, forms etc, etc. thereafter, planning on being able to begin releases on Thursday April 7th, will begin slowly and ramp up to probably 3500 CFS so downstream fishing will change drastically but after a while it should pull a lot of crappie up to the area below the entrance booth and into that backwater eddy.

[oneshot]

  On 3/28/2011 at 2:28 PM, any and all fishing said:

are you talking about below pomme de terre dam? If so, you can walk as far as you want down there, and there are lots of fish if you walk all the way down that trail past the 1 mile marker. It's been a week since i was down by the water on lindley creek, it was FLOODED, but wouldn't hurt to check your spot..that water is crazy high.

I'm talking about down by L13 where Lindley comes into the Lake.There is a Low Water Bridge I cross to get over there,bunch of MDC Bottom Land there.

oneshot

[MOPanfisher]

Oneshot, that is the same bridge, Huckby Bridge, on Polk County road E-322 I believe. Can't cross it at this time, you would have to go around to get to other side.

[any and all fishing]

i'm actually down off of the 365 loop in hickory county, a lot closer to the lake and there's no way to fish anyewhere around me unless you fished the flooded fields...probably not a good idea.

[MOPanfisher]

Brian, you must not be too far from Ingalls Creek? Lots of critters in them bottom fields at times. I have heard a few scattered reports of small whites and a few wallys from around Huckby area.

[any and all fishing]

I'm on the west side of Hwy HH.. 365 L is a big loop that comes back out on HH..there are 2 dead end roads, 365b and 365c..i'm on 365c or its also called Zumack road. I'm buying a house back there, beautiful area, the corps land borders my entire place. I've been walking the property a lot, google earth has helped me with figuring out the lay of the land. When that water goes back down, i'll be in my waders fishing the heck out of this area, looks really nice when its not flooded.