Saturday

[Phil Lilley]

I haven't been out on the lake on a Saturday, in the winter, in a long time.  After yesterday, I know why.  And for some reason the trophy area was the place to be!

We did have a couple of groups who collectively wanted to fish the trophy area this weekend - one from Arkansas and one from Oklahoma.  Together they probably had 20 boats and most were fishing between Lookout and the Narrows Saturday afternoon.  And I don't think the trout appreciated the traffic.

The group did fish early in the morning and was able to boat past Lookout, some to the cable, and fish before the Corps drop the levels back down to 35 megawatts.  They said fishing was very good - white jigs was the best lure.  Some did drift a scud on the bottom and caught some nice rainbows.  We're still seeing a lot of rainbows in spawning colors - real pretty.

I got out about 1 pm and joined the floatilla.  Did ok on a 1/16th black jig until the wind nixed my jig fishing.  The guys did ok fishing a scud under an indicator (fly fishing) but as the afternoon dragged on and more boats made it up to the area, the bite shut off for us.  Sun came out too which didn't seem to help fishing but it did warm us up - I think my guys got sleepy.

Yea- this weekend espcially is a busy weekend on the lake - always has been.  It was fun though... watching all the yea-hoos barrel up the crowded Narrows channel through traffic only to plow a row through the shallow gravel.  If they only drove a little slower we might have told them.

[Deadstream]

Just now, Phil Lilley said:

only to plow a row through the shallow gravel

How many props a year does your fleet require?

[Phil Lilley]

10 hours ago, Deadstream said:

How many props a year does your fleet require?

They said almost all the jon boats had damaged props Saturday - that's 10.  Either rebuilt or we file them out.

To answer your question - a bunch.

[Deadstream]

I can do the math. Wow.  I have been there bunches, never saw the machine shop.  

 

[Travis Swift]

Give them moto or saying for when they get to the narrows. Something like "gotta hang way left or you won't have a prop left"

[JestersHK]

I bet with the flow they were running folks might have said hey look water is on, but it wasnt enough to bring the lake level up?  Dunno I don't boat enough down there... 

That and saw a ton of dangerous boating activity this weekend...

[MickinMO]

Maybe I am just getting older and wiser, but it seems like dangerous boating activity has become much more prevelant. I see people doing things that my dad or grandpa would have never done and I would never do. I think part of the issue is a lot people didn't learn from older generations. Same thing goes for etiquette on golf courses

[Wentworth]

Mickinmo said it right. Some are or were Not raised where they learned respect for others and for their own property. Throw away society. My son and I boated slowly up our  first time and we’re helped out by a bunch of awesome people who advised how to keep left. There are lots of top notch people out there. But you can’t help people who won’t help themselves.

[Phil Lilley]

20 hours ago, Deadstream said:

I can do the math. Wow.  I have been there bunches, never saw the machine shop.  

 

We don't rebuild them... we send them in.