Icy fishing report

[Phil Lilley]

I was alittle stir crazy... after salting all the stairs and walk ways to the dock (can you believe we still have people coming in tonight and tomorrow), I put my waders on and headed to the dam. Roads weren't too bad but still drivers were going slow... oh yea, tourist go slow regardless of the road conditions.

3 guys fishing and all were at outlet #2. I found out why real quick. The lake level was about 18 inches high from the runoff and the only current was coming out of the outlet. I threw a black #12 wooly bugger for a while- had a few short bites and one small rainbow to hand. Worked my way up to the current at the tail of the floom and tied on a scud and started the outlet drift. Actually I had trouble getting the depth/weight/bug combo right and I was running out of daylight. I ended up catching 4 more rainbows between 12 and 14 inches and called it an evening.

The roads by now were covered with sleet and ice. Not slick though... too many tourist on the road though! Had to dodge on or two but got home without incident.

Lake in front of the resort is stained and high. By morning it should be back down and clearer but it's going to take either generation or a couple of days for the water to clear up. Should be decent fishing though this weekend... if you dare get out on the roads.

[Zach Bearden]

Did you use my leech? lol

[am4mu]

Phil,

Wish I was at the resort right now. We already have four inches on the ground

With six to fifteen predicted her in Independence. A little southeast Harrisonville down into Warrensburg and the Truman lake area is supposed to get fifteen to twentyfive inches. No that is not a misprint.

Doug

[Phil Lilley]

They say 4-8 here but you never know. It's still raining and sleeting here. But radar shows alot of whites and blues to the northwest.

[LostMyWife]

Word is 5 to 9 here in St Louis. Nothing but sleet right now. No snow until after 10. Is it snowing there yet?

[MTM]

They showed an area from Texas on up to the Great Lakes that would get a foot or so. Phills area was in the 6 to 8 inch area. We have 6 inches on the ground and have had for about a week now. The wind is starting to blow and it will warm up now. But the dang snow will make my drive way a mess. Blows shut. Ron

[LostMyWife]

Just got an email from a friend in Texas. It is snowing in Texas. I have been there. It is so hot. I think hell just froze over

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

It started sleeting about 2 p.m. this afternoon and turned to snow shortly afterward. We have about 4 inches on the ground now and they are predicting 5-8 before morning.

John

[Phil Lilley]

It snows in Texas... I lived in Dallas 1976-78 and they got tons of snow and ice... well not tons but enough to make an impression on me. I have several great stories about ice and Dallas Freeways... they definately don't know how to drive on ice!!

[Boyd]

I'm driving over with some friends who have a time share at Big Cedar. I'm planning on fishing on Saturday morning. I'll be wading. Should the water be cleared out enough by Saturday to do some wading? I'm not really interested in combat fishing the outlets. I'll probably go downstream on the side of the dam opposite the boat launch, in fact, that's where I usually fish: directly across stream from the boat launch by the dam. Any predictions on the conditions (other than darned cold!)?