1st trip to BSL (dam area)

[jolicious]

I wish it had 2008 shown on that graph

If you can help me find the data, I'll be happy to oblige that request

The site I went to only goes back to 2009.

2008 was when we were catching them off of picnic tables and such wasn't it?

[Ham]

2008 was 696'. It's amazing how good the fishing was when it seems like the fish would have just spread out and been uncatchable.

[Guest]

We're leaving saturday morning, going to spend the day breaking in the new Cat.

Will be fishing on sunday.

[jolicious]

2008 was 696'. It's amazing how good the fishing was when it seems like the fish would have just spread out and been uncatchable.

I remember that!

That's the last year we fished my employee tournament (Tyson Foods Bass Association Buddy Tournament) out of the "Hornet" (my old Ranger).

I remember my partner and I being thankful that we weren't in a new boat because we probably wouldn't have caught half the fish we did. Several fish came out of spots we found AFTER we had laid down to get under branches / held big branches to the side, etc.

[mojorig]

I don't know if this will help the conversation any. Here is the daily water level readings for Bull Shoals Lake since impoundment through 2014. 2011 was the highest (696.28 MSL) that Bull Shoals Lake has ever got and 2008 was the third highest (694.76 MSL).

TR and BS Pool Elevs POR-1.pdf

[Ham]

Wow, I thought 2008 was higher than 2011. I knew they opened the flood gates for the second time in 2011, but I missed that it was higher than 2008.