Launch ramp

[navery]

Does anybody know of a spot to launch a boat? I saw one up at the dam yesterday, but am not sure where he launched? Any info greatly appreciated! 

[vonreed]

It must be a secret spot because I've been down there almost daily and have only seen 2 boats total.  Probably a really rough launch spot.  Have you been catching much?

[navery]

I have only been down once and that was yesterday from the bank.  Caught  6 big drum,  8 huge carp and a white bass that was close to 4 lbs. Showed some others how to catch drum and they caught a bunch more.  Only fished for couple hours.  Left around 4 pm. I am sure the whites and walleye moved in around dark. Really just went to look at conditions.

[vonreed]

Thanks.  There's definitely plenty of drum and carp for everybody, lol. 

[mmirg]

 

I have only been down once and that was yesterday from the bank.  Caught  6 big drum,  8 huge carp and a white bass that was close to 4 lbs. Showed some others how to catch drum and they caught a bunch more.  Only fished for couple hours.  Left around 4 pm. I am sure the whites and walleye moved in around dark. Really just went to look at conditions.

That's sounds like a really fun day of catching.  How were you catching the carp?

[MOPanfisher]

I love catching carp!

[navery]

I was using small shad on a jig head,  but I would think worms would have caught them too. I was right next to the dam.  You could see them all swimming about 4 ft off the bank. The drum were deeper,  about 15 ft off the bank

[Sam]

Has anyone here ever launched from the next ramp "upstream" from K Dock that's on the west side of the lake almost up to, and within sight of, Snapp Holler?  I haven't, but from the lake I saw it being built about 5 years ago and out of curiosity I have driven there and found it by land.  It's made of rocks and not paved, so a 4WD launch point - but for what it is it looks like a good one.

Thing is, at a normal water level of 653' or so, there's only about 3 feet of water in the area of that ramp - at the time I assumed it was being built on such a shallow flat because plans were to bring the 'normal' lake level up to 660' or so, putting the K Dock parking lot under water.  This new ramp should be usable at ANY level of high water, though - as it goes straight up a high point, higher even than the water is now.

There are some houses in that area, so maybe it's a community ramp - I don't know.  Shouldn't matter, it's my understanding that on Corps lakes all launch ramps have to be open to the public and I've never seen more than one rig parked there.  To get to it, turn east on Hwy. MM off of Hwy. 76 a mile or more north of Hwy. K.  There's a big convenience store at the corner of Hwy. 76 and Hwy. MM.  Go east on MM and follow it as it turns to the south, then turn left on "Mission Ave." and follow Mission to the south until it ends at the launch ramp.

[terryj1024]

Thanks for the info I'll have to try that out

[navery]

I was able to launch last week in swan and skirt around the bridge but am worried that it will be to shallow now. From what I see on the gauge,  it looks like the lake dropped 2 ft from last week? Any suggestions?  Is beaver useable?