Fishing Maps

[J-Doc]

From a historical perspective only......I would love to see such a thing.

My Navionics app gives me all I need to know.

[Feathers and Fins]

That's easy, There had to be a land survey done before the lake was constructed it only would take a little time to find out where it is. Probably ACE Office in Rogers would have it.

[nathanhooper]

Yea, I doubt it is going to give the locations of each fish in the lake and their size or anything. He said it was a very detailed map though. His family has lived in this area for generations. Grandfather helped with some of the clear cutting in prep for the lake. I doubt its a super secret kind of map, but I am willing to bet there are not many like it around. I am really looking forward to it. I'll get some pictures to share.

[bfishn]

That's easy, There had to be a land survey done before the lake was constructed it only would take a little time to find out where it is. Probably ACE Office in Rogers would have it.

They do, or at least they used to. Around $20 in the '90s. 11x17" slab of the entire watershed in 10' intervals.

[J-Doc]

How is it different than the maps at Walmart or Navionics maps? Road beds and foundations have not moved. :-). Unless there is a ton of "more information" ......seems as if you would get the same info.

[bfishn]

It's largely the same, only huge. I saw one taped together once, it covered a big wall.

I used highlighters to give different colors to the 1070-1120 intervals. Learned a lot about the lake in doing it, and it was hugely handy to identify similar spots when you found a pattern.

[Quillback]

Does it show springs? The COE "book" that is.

[bfishn]

Just the same ones that USGS showed pre-impoundment. That's really what it is, an enlarged, black & white, pre-impoundment USGS topo, with a few minor edits like 12 bridge, the dam, etc.

I spent several winter days with a 100' remote temp probe chasing the springs out of curiousity. I learned that most of the springs located in 40 FOW or less were still active, but most of those deeper showed no evidence of thermal advantage. Stands to reason, since springs in this area are all gravity drains from higher elevation recharges, so simple hydraulic head math applies. The ones that showed with the temp probe were also very visible on sonar with fish present. Monte Ne and the one in the middle of Coose were particularly fishy, as well as some others you'll have to find for yourself. :-)

[bfishn]

There was a commercial fishing map made from the COE book, the lake was in yellow, on 5-6 waterproof foldout pages. Don't remember the trade name.

[Quillback]

Hmmm, next time I'm by the Rogers COE office I'll have to drop in and see what they have.