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[Phil Lilley]

Duane and I will be probably at rim access about 8. Float all day to lodge. We have room for one more. We will be wading part of the time.

[Ham]

Keep in mind that I have loaner yaks and a canoe if needed.

[gotmuddy]

I don't have any waders so I'll wear my muck boots.

[snagged in outlet 3]

^{I'm leaving this afternoon.}

^{Man I wish I was fishing today.}

^{I was bringing waders anyway.}

^Pete

[Terrierman]

For lack of anyone putting forward a better plan should we all get together at Riley's Friday morning and decide who is fishing where and with whom then? 8:00 AM or so?

[Ham]

Maybe so Rick. I've been waiting on them to post the predicted water releases. I was gonna throw sone ideas out there then.

It is like herding cats though.

[Terrierman]

Meow.

[grizwilson]

Well for once things worked out. Unless I hear something different from Ham will plan at being at Riley's 8-830 Friday morning. Hopefully there will be room in the inn for me Friday night ... going to bring some mushrooms and sausage to put on the smoker and some cowboy caviar. Let me know if we need something. Packing up now, leave here about 6 am.

[Ham]

OK so the numbers for the water they are scheduled to release are out and I'm not thrilled. Getting together and sorting things out at Riley's is an option, but if we are going to fish the upper river during the window of water being released, we need to meet at those locations. A) There is a 4 hour burst of water scheduled to be released overnight. It should have cleared the RS area by 0800, but would be tough to ride all the way to Norfork.

There is another 5 hour burst of of water starting at 5 am. That should reach Rim by 1200/1300. It will be more flow than I like, but would get us over the hump and back to RS safely if we play the water right. The water they are supposed to run makes Wildcat a good option for those 5 hours, but don't be below the shoal are when the water drops out. Those shoals are not navigable at low water. White Hole should fish good for big fish in the morning. When the water runs out you could fish low water there or relocate to Rim. Shipp's Ferry to Norfork is another option, but again there are a couple of places that you need to be below prioer to the water running out. They is a nce sheduled release of water on Norfork, but it is supposed to start early. like 6 am , and be turned off at 1100. A very fishable one unit. Big Brown City, but watch the clock and be down river by noon (or whenever they actually turn the water off ). That boat could then relocate to Reds and fish out the day.

C) I received intell that the COE is going to be working on BSL Saturday. Likely to be zero generation maybe not even a steady minimum flow. sucks, but that's what it looks like. Norfork may be great Saturday or it may be a yak/canoe day Saturday. Heck they may change their mind and not do the inspections. We will see.

Ideas???

[Ham]

Terrierman's boat is full. I'll be glad to offer advice if desired, but his boat and crew go where ever they go.

LRF has a boat. (plus 2 seats)

Gris has a boat (plus 2 seats)

Phil is going to fish part of a day. I might suggest they do Norfork if they only plan on fishing a part day anyway. He has an open seat, but that's a partial day trip.

I'd suggest we decide who's going in what boat and have that boat caption pick his poisin and have the boat crews meet on access site, but that's just me. I'm all about the meet and greet, but fishing wise we would be better served if some of the handshakes happened later rather than sooner.