Justin Spencer Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Can't believe they didn't find any bodies in there. I was talking with a friend the other day about access on Spring creek, should be a good time for some fishing on it! Can't believe that hasn't happened before if it is that easy to open the valve, but you can't trust the general public with anything like this so, as bad as it is, I blame MDC or the forest service, whoever controls the valve. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
10pointer Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 They definitely should have made it harder to open that valve...as much as I hate to say it they were really asking for it. I think it really shows how irresponsible they were leaving that valve and lake vulnerable to being drained. We can point fingers at who actually did it but really there should have been some deterrent to make it harder to drain.
gotmuddy Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 I need to go fishing on NFoW this weekend! Chain pickerel are fun to catch. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
woodman Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 It looks pretty big I wonder how many acres it was and how long it took to drain? http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/
gotmuddy Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 a quick google sirch came up with a size of 26 acres. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
Tim Smith Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 It looks pretty big I wonder how many acres it was and how long it took to drain? At 26 acres that's more than a day. And nobody shut the gate in all that time?
Justin Spencer Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 They just kept letting it drain saying they feared a fish kill if they shut the gate, not sure about that one. I'm thinking it's an inside job and maybe now they will clean it out once it dries and make it a better lake. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
Tim Smith Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 They just kept letting it drain saying they feared a fish kill if they shut the gate, not sure about that one. I'm thinking it's an inside job and maybe now they will clean it out once it dries and make it a better lake. I think that comment they made about not shutting the gate was directed toward conditions after the lake was drained. If only the deepest parts of the lake are left with water over them, they'll be silty and loaded with nutrients and the remaining stagnant water would be likely to summerkill. I'm not willing to say it's an inside job but I agree it's a little odd that no one shut the gate. If the lake was run down and needed to be rehabilitated it might have been easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission.
Idylwilde Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 All good points. A very good time to dredge and maybe add a jetty or two. The last time I fished there was about 5 years ago and the best tackle you could have used on was a weed whacker with a jerk bait attached. I hope that someone with a good idea will suggest a clean out of it while it's down. Most of the mud and dirt that is in it is sterile and will have to be built back up before it's good for anything but fill. Take a Child Fishing they are the future of the sport.
bs1827 Posted May 11, 2015 Posted May 11, 2015 Bringing this one back to life. Anyone know the status of Noblett? Fishable?
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