Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 27, 2011 Root Admin Posted October 27, 2011 MDC said I could use some of their photos of their work too- since I'm out of town for the start of the work. This is new for MDC - placing rock in the tailwater. They are going to document their work.
Aaron J Scott Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 In the last year or so, while I was living down in Hot Springs, Ark., I frequented the Little Missouri tailwater below Lake Greeson. Compared to Taney, it's pretty small potatoes, but it always offered some fun fishing--and gave the fly fishers of northern Louisiana and Texas a place to run off to for a weekend. While I was down there, I got to fish the water right below the tailwater immediately before and after stream improvements. With zero generation, the water right below the dam, for about 250 yards, was about a foot deep, slow as molasses, but crystal clear and cold--except on hot summer days, when the bedrock would soak up the heat and warm the water. To help improve the habitat, AGFC installed several bank constrictors and "lunker bunkers" to help provide some actual flow and holding areas for fish in both zero and full generation. Jeff Guerin, the Phil Lilley of the lower Little Missouri, tracked the progress on his site. It wasn't long before it was obvious that the habitat improvements actually did their job. A month or two later, I caught fish holding in the current right below the last set of boulders that wouldn't have been there without those improvements. Save Scratch, Raise Cash. Fish Itch!
ciRe Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 Was hoping to meet you. Were you fishing at Pointe Royale? We are on the road to TX to see the grandkids. Be back late Saturday. Yea- fishing dies off mid day till in the evening. Yesterday morning I was fishing a little bit down on 2 doing alright. I'm actually staying at your place with my dad and a couple of his buddys. Did way better today at dark. 15 minutes before day break I caught a 24" rainbow on an off color white scud and an hour after dark I caught a 21" rainbow on a beadheaded grey scud. My dad caught a 22" brown in outlet 2 on a san juan worm.
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted October 28, 2011 Root Admin Posted October 28, 2011 Wow- those are some nice trout! Did you get pins and certificate from the office? Love to post your pics on our big trout wall outside the office. I knew you were staying at the resort- just didn't know where.
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