Water Is Off This Morning

[Phil Lilley]

Unscheduled - they have the water off this morning. No reason that I know of.

Ryan and I boated up to the Narrows to cut on a big sycamore tree that fell of the east bank and is now blocking the entire channel there. We got the top cut up and it's still blocking it but when they cut the water back on and it comes back up to normal, it should swing to the bank like the others, hopefully. Otherwise we'll have to go in and do some serious cutting... with a better chain, I might add.

That rain yesterday I guess was harder than I thought. At both Fall Creek and Short Creek the flow out of those creeks pushed alot of gravel out and created gravel bars that extends about 5 feet at Short and I bet 12 feet at Fall Creek. It's narrowed the channel there in the lake quite a bit. But I think generation should take care of both since it's new, small gravel.

[duckydoty]

I got out and fished for a while today with the water off. Fished from about 10:30 till 4 p.m. Was not too crowded and caught lots of fish around the boulders. They are definately holding fish. Fish below outlet two all the way down the the point and caught fish all the way down. Biggest was about 18 inches and I caught 4 little bitty browns about 8 to 10 inches. Most fish were caught on white chamy worms and about a third of them were caught on a micro egg. Fishing in the shallows was a lot of fun today also. Perfect day to be on the water.

[Gallagher]

Interpretation of generation?

I usually watch the charts and make a call to the SWPA to try & determine how much water is running for still being able to wade fish. Usually I pay attention to the TW (FT-MSL) green chart,) and the FLOW (CFS) red chart that's in direct accordance to the Power (MWH) purple chart. All of this is great information (thanks Phil), but if a guy (me) doesn't have a point of reference of normal flow, to flow of via generation, it's hard to determine what's wadable. So I guess my question in long would be how much CFS is there before the volume of water is no longer safely wadable.

Thanks to those who would have some insight.

[snagged in outlet 3]

When you look at the chart or call the dam line. Pay attention to the tailwater elevation. 701-2 is dead low. In my opinion anything up 706 is quite wadable. Although any real generation puts you on the edges and the outlets. I don't really like the outlets. But there are areas to fish besides the outlets.

Dead low on any tailwater in the White River chain is my favorite to fish. Well, that and get rid of the crowds, like Leonard and Rick who are always down ther

Pete

[Gallagher]

Thanks SIO3. I've never resorted to fishing in or around any of the outlets, recently tied up some different scud patterns (never really tied much of anything before), last Tue was not very productive so I thought I might try the new scuds near the outlets but I couldn't bring myself to do it.

Thanks for the info!

[snagged in outlet 3]

Don't get me wrong G. I've spent countless hours around the outlets. Some in pitch black.. Just doesn't do it for me anymore.

SIO3

[Gallagher]

I shouldn't knock what I haven't tried, but I've never felt compelled to "join in the fun" of repeated 3' drifts in hopes of not snagging another fellas line. I wonder how many trout get foul hooked that way?

Oh well,... I'm getting off topic here, thanks for the info on the generation of the units, I'll keep a close eye on the levels.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I wonder how many trout get foul hooked that way?

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In my experience in low water only 30% to 50% are snagged.

[snagged in outlet 3]

That's classic Wayne!!!!

Good call.

Pete