March 25 fishing report

[Phil Lilley]

Yea- I need to rewrite my whole report now...

[Phil Lilley]

May be not. Everything is back online. Even Bull Shoals is back to dumping water 

Were back to 3 full units. I wonder when they’re going to finish the work on the head gates. 

[fshndoug]

Hey Phil I meant that the resort owners,and recreation people will complain that their resevoirs might not fill back up in time for the boating and tourist season.The corps should absolutely draw down the lakes to protect all of the people against flooding during spring rains.You poor guys on Taney have had more than your share of short sided management practices by  the corp.All of the big lakes were built to control floods but it seems that they are managed as recreational enterprises as of this date.I am sure there will be a lot of discussion on this subject.Everyone talks about 100 and 500 year floods but we have brought these on ourselves with climate change and over development  everywhere.Rainwater has got to go somewhere and concrete and asphalt doesn't soak up much water.The Mississippi might not be high but the Missouri is at flood stage and we know where the flows into.