Beaver Tailwaters Temperature Update

[Zack Hoyt]

Per Christy the generator was started and is currently going. Temps are dropping, but they will be closely watching the fish to assess the damage.

[Beaverdamstore]

I just stopped by the dam this morning. The flood gate was closed. The generators were not running. The river was cold to the touch so they ran something for a while. I saw some shad about 3" long having a hard time swimming at the boat ramp.

I fished yesterday afternoon from houseman to 62 bridge. The trout we caught were in about 15' of water. You could tell they were stressed. I tried to release the first 4 we caught. they all just rolled over and would not have made it I think.

Hopefully they have the generators fixed.

Jim

[Quillback]

Looking at the graph, it looks like they generated for a while yesterday afternoon and haven't since then.

[Beaverdamstore]

I would believe that. I noticed more current as the afternoon went on. I didn't think about them getting the generators running.

Jim

Another thing I didn't notice were more than usual dead trout where the water was clear enough to see the bottom. Catching them did stress them pretty seriously.