Dredging on upper Taneycomo

[duckydoty]

I sent an email yesterday and I also forwarded Phil's email to another global forum. Hopefully we will get some help from these people too because quite a few of them travel down this way to fish Taney.

Duckydoty

[dave potts]

I just sent an e-mail voicing my oposition. I remember one foggy morning years ago when I was fishing across from what is now Lilly's when that dredging boat came up. You couldn't see it in the fog till it was nearly on you. Needless to say, it scared the hell out of us.

Dave

[Thom]

I just sent the following email to the web link given in Phil's email and asked all of my buddies to do the same:

Be it known that I strongly oppose any further dredging in Lake Taneycomo above the current permit boundaries. My intense study of information of tailwater disturbance reveals that it destroys the habitat that sustains the trout stream. Further dredging above the Branson bridge will not only impact the stream negatively, but will greatly impact those who use the wonderful treasure that we have and the resorts that exist in the upper river.

I have been frequenting the upper portion of the river for over 25 years and have seen past negative impact on the river caused by the development in upper Taneycomo. The runoff debris killed thousands of the freshwater shrimp. I remember picking up limbs and shaking hundreds of species off into the water. That density doesn't exist even today though a come back has occurred.

The fishery is just beginning to survive from the runoff from construction.

I believe that dredging in the short creek shoal will destroy the stream productivity for many years if not indefinitely.

Thom Harvengt

O'fallon MO

Hope the voice of the people will be heard. With the COE anything is possible.

[Thom]

I just returned about two hours ago and between my son, grandson, son in lay and myself we just caught tons of trout. We age about 15 and the rest are back in the water for others (hopefull me) to enjoy in the future.

Most of the fish were caught on midges, scuds and other gravel born fly larve and adult imitations.

about 3 were in the category of the brown posted to the upper left and 3 rainbows in the 2 to 4 # range. The short creek area was covered with dimples from midge hatches and we caught many at 4 foot when they were not rising.

I will almost gaurnttee that this wont happen if they dredge out that shoal which exists at under 3 foot a lot of the time. If you read trout unlilmited mag there are countless stories of corporate stream destruction that took years to repair and most never come all the way back.

YELL, SCREAM AND GO DOWN KICKING TO THOSE THAT CAN STOP THIS RAPE OF THE RIVER FOR AN AGGREGATE PRODUCT THAT CAN BE OBTAINED ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE OF STREAM BEDS.

[Thom]

Click on or copy and paste this website to learn more about Table Rock asphalt.

http://tablerockasphalt.com/gravelplant.html

These guys are not small time and aren't going away easily.

Apparently the gravel that they are after is for landscaping and decorative concrete.

Where have we seen a lot of this used lately and more needed in the near future. Most of the river front lanscapeing and final features will require lots of this product. (Branson landing ring a bell)

Folks that will be enticed to buy the luxury condos won't want to look down on that mud that is there now between the sidewalks and the river fence.

There is always a price to pay for developement. Sometimes or should I say most times it is much toooooo high.

[wily]

Mine's sent

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

Sorry, I've been away for a while and just got back late last night. I sent my email this morning.

Let the voices be heard!

[Danoinark]

For what its worth, I sent copies of mine to the Branson and Hollister Chambers of Commerce, the Taney County Commission and the Mo. Congressional Delegation.

Dano

[ekl-stl]

I have sent an email voicing my concerns.. thanks for the information.

[Kicknbass]

I sent an email voicing concerns.