Fall Creek Gravel Bar - Pictures

[Phil Lilley]

[Phil Lilley]

Amazing what water can do...

The big change in this bar it what is now a bar most of the way across the lake that is shallow enough to HIT with a prop. In recent years, you could get away with going over the top about anywhere. Of course the obvious place you can't do that now in the extreme right near the mouth of the creek. But NEW ROCKS and gravel deposited across the like offer a new obstacle for boaters. We've already seen the evidence of it in damaged props.

The new channel is tricky. It's not a straight channel running up the left side rather a crooked channel starting close to the middle of the lake and moving to the left bank (picture). Not sure if the extreme left side is deep enough to travel when the water is off - we will see. But appears NOT TO BE.

[Ham]

Gomer Pyle could have a full time job sitting on that bank where the creek comes in saying "Surprize, Surprize, Surprize" when the water level is high enough to hide the gravel, but not high enough to let you run there. Glad I have a 20 HP jet.

[Travis Swift]

Is this going to be passable at all with the water off? Did short creek change at all?

[Seth]

I have a 20 HP jet.

Mine is a 150 jet and I love it too. As long as it isn't sticking out of the water, I don't sweat it. just hammer down and get through the shallow stuff.

[BIG K]

I used to pass on the extreme left but found it very dificult 19 foot ranger had motor up very high and someone on front deck to help lift the stern and still ticked a little gravel. when they put all the rock in the creek i thought to myself someone is messing were they shouldnt be. and now we have a problerm. to bad gravel gertie isnt around anymore a scoop or two on the left bank would help alot

[Gatorjet]

Mine is a 150 jet and I love it too. As long as it isn't sticking out of the water, I don't sweat it. just hammer down and get through the shallow stuff.

LOL!!!

VVV

[Ham]

As long as it isn't sticking out of the water, I don't sweat it. just hammer down and get through the shallow stuff.

I was on the White at Rim fishing below the first island and I heard a jet running up river. I'm middle right of the river so no big deal. I hear the guy coming a long time before I see him. As I remember it was a Blazer, but it may have been some othe raluminum model with a 90 HP I think. Instead of running the deeper water channel, he chose to run some super skinny stuff on the far left. I thought to myself that he was a knucklehead for going out of his way to run super shallow, but away he goes and I go back to fishing. About an hour later I hear him running south. I'm in the same general area, but tucked further to the right. Well out of the way. This guy with two passengers is at WOT throttle and takes it over wet gravel bar that was about 6 inches out of the water instead of a nice 18 inch channel. The go completely airborne for a while and bounce hard on re-entry. Never let off the throttle, never looked back, just kept flying downstream. Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover.

[Gatorjet]

Ham, not that it isn't done just to "see if I can"! Especially with something like a Gator Xtream!

Just gotta give it all it's got when the water gets skinny. LOL

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[Fly Fishing Pete]

On the bright side, that thing is sure to hold fish!