Report For Aug 18 And 19

[snagged in outlet 3]

We waited out the lightening and rain from about 6 AM till 7:30 or so in the pavilion. Water was off till 10:30. My brother and I had the "NEW" rebar chute to ourselves for a good two hours. It is now several chutes and deep holes interspersed down to a hole. Totally different water. We whacked em solidly on scuds the whole time. Lots of stockers with the occasional 15 incher.

My brother went up to outlet one and reported the same success after leaving rebar. I spent the next hour below rebar and and it was spotty but it also got very hot.

Friday we got on the water around 6AM and left at 11. We started below the first outlet and fished all the way to the big hole. I don't fish the outlets but my brother does. A brother could stand in either outlet and catch fish ad nauseum if one felt so inclined, it just not for me.

We caught fish regularly but not ridiculous like rebar on Thursday. Swung buggers all the way down and poked around with dry flies on the way back up. Again it got hot quickly and we bugged out sround 11. They blew the horn around 10:30 but never turned on the water. It didn't matter since it was very hot. It was very busy Friday by the way. There is no structure from the first outlet to number two. It's a featurelist bottom but may good for spawning, who knows.

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[laker67]

Well thanks for the report Pete. Glad you guys caught some fish. The best is yet to come, so don't hang up that rod anytime soon. If we can keep the hurricanes out of the gulf, maybe we will have a fall without flood gates. Arkansas and missouri are both on track for a good year. I suspect that arkansas is where you will be.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Season hasn't even started yet Rick. I prefer AR if water levels allow some wading. Can't beat either one in my book though. We flushed several pigs out of rebar when fighting our first fish of the morning Thursday. I usually go down in Oct but my new job might not allow it this year. Thanksgiving through Feb looks real ggod though.

Pete