3wt Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 I'm finally getting that July trip in, and I am hoping to get to fish at least a couple of mornings Thursday through Sunday (Thursday for sure). Generation schedule looks like shows 20 for Thursday. I assume this is one unit. Will this be wadeable? Hope to see a few of you down there. I will targeting the early morning hours...
Terry Beeson Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Uh... 3wt... check the date on that schedule. They don't post anything but the current day's schedule and the next day's after 5pm. So you're probably looking at the schedule for July 19th... "20" would be wadable, yes... but you want to be careful... Just because they schedule "20" doesn't mean it will STAY at 20 and if they increase it from 20 to say 35, you will not get a warning horn. TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
3wt Posted July 25, 2007 Author Posted July 25, 2007 Looks like you're right, that website leaves a little to be desired...can you tell I don't fish there often... Well, if the squid doesn't get me the current probably will, hopefully I'll catch a couple in the mean time. Thanks for the help.
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted July 25, 2007 Root Admin Posted July 25, 2007 They're running a bit this morning... not sure why. It's still very mild for July. But they are. I'd think it would be good wade fishing below the dam though. Linc had good luck down by #3 outlet when the water was running like this- big dry indicator and a black #18 zebra under it 20 inches.
3wt Posted July 30, 2007 Author Posted July 30, 2007 Thursday - No generation, hooked up with several, landed 2, one of which was about a 20" rainbow - which is probably the biggest fish I've ever caught. All were on Pine Squirell Sculpins. Friday and Sunday - Generation and no luck at all. So, I didn't get skunked, but Taney is an enigma to me. The stream is kind of featureless, so the fish seem to be everywhere, making reading water really different than normal stream fishing. The fish don't really act like trout - They seem pretty fearless (probably a result of having nowhere to hide if they were scared and the non-stop traffic) I was actually tripping over fish that were using my legs as cover and a good place to find kicked up food. The crowds are a bit frustrating. I have to say, I saw some of the worst casting I've seen in a while. I'm not a pro, or casting snob, but some of the people there would never catch a trout anywhere else with the heavy handed presentations, water smacking and careless wading I saw. Don't get me wrong. I had a good time fishing, but it's just a little different than normal trout fishing. If I get a chance some other time, I'll target the weekdays at a time of year when generation is a bit more reliably low. I don't do the tailwater thing too often, so I guess I have some learning to do. I did get the chance to use my old Sage 5wt that I rarely break out, and was reminded why I love it - I can't believe I thought about selling it. Hey, at least I avoided squid attacks and current-related death.
Greg Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 3 wt I appreciate what you're saying about Taney but in its defense I'm not sure if it's a whole lot different than other tailwaters I've been to like the White and Norfork in Arkansas. But I may be prejudiced seeing as I fish Taney 2 or 3 times per month and I consider it my homewaters. I don't agree that the trout don't act "normal". To me I find them (the fish) in the same areas I do when trout fishing elsewhere. Tailwaters are definitely different than other streams though. I think that's due to the wildly fluctuating water flows. The main difference is the way they (the trout) sometimes gather at your feet to feed on what we stir up. That is unusual. But I've heard the same thing occurs in the San Juan in New Mexico. I'm not sure anyone knows for sure why this occurs. I'll also give you the fact that there are some poor casters and fisherman that are kind of loud. But those are the same ones that I note only catch a fish very occasionally while the more polished casters with a more subtle approach catch many more fish in general. Just my .02 Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell
3wt Posted July 31, 2007 Author Posted July 31, 2007 Right, I think it's just that I'm not used to tailwaters. Don't get me wrong, it's a cool fishery, and I didn't mean to come across like there's anything wrong with it - just that I don't quite get it. I think that the lack of structure seems to really change thier behavior. It seems like unnatrually uniform in depth up by the dam (caused by the unnatural fluctuation in flow). I think this causes the fish to just kind of hang out wherever rather than find normal "lies." Now, their feeding seemed pretty much normal, except for where they were. So catching them was kind of the same game, but the approach was different. I think if I had another chance in high water, I would start upstream pretty far, and just kind of shotgun searching the water with a streamer. This is not my usual approach to a stream where it usually pays to choose a spot, creep up to the best spot for good presentation and then start fishing. And yes, the water slappers were not catching many fish. I didn't mean to sound like a grump, I guess the fly snob in my just doesn't think that anybody who doesn't know how to catch a fish should be allowed to disgrace it by catching it...or something like that...
rps Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 On the White River, assuming flood or drownings do not intervene, generation is driven by power demand. Friday, Saturday, Sunday on hot days, people turn on the AC and the power goes on. Usually in the afternoon/evening. Because the flow is the single largest change on a change, fish where the flow changes at any water level. Enjoy! Catch many fish, most of whom you return to the water soon. Come back soon! rps
Greg Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 3 wt No offense taken at all. I've been a little frustrated on unfamiliar waters myself several times. All streams are different to varying degrees. It wouldn't be much fun otherwise would it? Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell
3wt Posted July 31, 2007 Author Posted July 31, 2007 Greg, That's for sure. My biggest frustration is that I won't be able to get out and have a chance to work out how to fish Taney for a long time... And the fish I caught found there way back to their home unharmed...can't say the same for a guy I saw with a SMALL brown on a stringer with several questionable rainbows. Sometimes I wish I could make a citizens arrest on jerks like that.
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