Outflow Changes

[MOPanfisher]

For those who might want to know. Today (thursday April 4 ) we are decreasing our outflow to 800 CFS (from 2800 CFS). Will run until probably early Tuesday at 800 CFS then will be raising it to somewhere around 2000 CFS. Also the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be conducting a Swift Water Training Class below the dam in the river so if you were planning on fishing immediately below the dam on Tues-Friday there will be boats and rescue swimmers in the water training to save/rescue victims please don't hinder their training. On the plus side reducing the outflow over the weekend may make fishing on the lake get better for a few days.

[Conman64]

MOPan,

Any update on what level they plan to draw down to?

Thanks

[River Rat Randy]

MoPanfisher: is there a page with the corp lake level forecast anymore?

[MOPanfisher]

Our target lake level for this time of year is 841.0. It looks like without any rainfall we would begin cutting back in a couple days, however the forecast looks like rainfall is almost a certainty. Should we get heavy rain overnight into early morning we will shut down early in the morning so as not to create any flooding problems on the river should the rains come fast and heavy. The lake will catch the inflow from Pomme and Lindley and of course begin to rise again, once the downstream conditions allow we would once again increase the inflow to begin drawing it back down to the target of 841.0 I will see if I can link the lake level forecast page.

[MOPanfisher]

http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/WaterManagement.aspx

Ok the link above should go to our water management website, you can select the 3 day resevoir forecast. Generally for Pomme they usually forecast it to rise higher than it normally does. having said that it will fall short on the next one probably. For what it takes to make the forecast they do a dang good job of forecasting.

[River Rat Randy]

Perfect! Thank You!

[Conman64]

Thank you sir!

[MOPanfisher]

Latest update. Due to heavy rainfall and downstream flooding the outflow was cut from 2800 to 1500 CFS around 0400 hrs this morning and we shut it down to 100 CFS about 0730. Will remain until downstream flooding subsides and we can again begin to open it up.

[Wayne SW/MO]

What would be your educated guess for Sunday and Monday? Have you heard if they catching any crappie in the outflow. I plan on being at Outlet Park, but may have to run to Warsaw to fish.

[MOPanfisher]

I would guess that sunday or monday at the latest we will begin increasing the outflow. Some crappie, whites and a few hybrids were being caught before the outflow was shut down to 100 CFS today. There were some nice crappie being caught for a few hours after the shutdown in the stilling basin, but it died out. Probably still plenty of fish in the river if you launch a boat and fish the deeper holes in the river all the way down to rough hollow. And if conditions on truman are good I think the Sapp landing area might warrant a try. If you are fishing from the bank probably not looking good. Heard several reports before the rain of lots of crappie, and the occasional toothy critter in the old channel below truman. Its got to settle down eventually doesn't it??? And when it does it should be going eveywhere at once, at least in my mind it will be. Crappie, walleye all of it. I say as I am slowly digesting a meal of grilled hybrid (butter, garlic powder and lime juice brushed on them, and liberally seasoned with cajun seasoning) and skillet fried hashbrowns with onions and a couple jalapenos chopped up in it.