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Reply With QuoteNice. I never ended up making it.Originally Posted by IDOT
Why was it so rough? Solely due to wind? I wouldn't think they would be releasing very much water right now.
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Well, I went today and it was a ROUGH and I mean ROUGH son of a gun below the dam. You coulda sunk a boat out there easy today. I ran down to both Paint Rock and Flint for a little while and then came back to the dam and braved the rough water for some catfish. Ended up with about 10 good eating size channels.
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Nice. I never ended up making it.
Why was it so rough? Solely due to wind? I wouldn't think they would be releasing very much water right now.
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I guess the high winds pushing towards the discharge of all the turbines made is so bad. You woulda just had to have seen it. It was rough.
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I believe you. Sometimes the wind funnels in there just right and it can kind of create a resonance with the waves created by the turbines and amplify them significantly. I bet there were still a few guys not wearing life jackets right below the dam though. Never fails.
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Good comment scout-j-m regarding life jackets. I was a scout swimmer in the Army for a while and know a bit about the water. I see folks that should be wearing pfd's constantly. I always wear mine...regardless of experience.
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A general rule below Guntersville dam is if the wind is out of the north northwest, it will be very rough as the wind is going against the current. The waves will bigger based on the faster the current is running and how hard the wind is blowing. When there are gates open and a 20mph plus north wind is going against that current there will be 3 to 5 footers depending on the gusts .The harder the wind blows the high up or closer to the dam the rough stuff will be but somewhere there will be a distance where the current is faster than the wind power and it levels off. Given that they are only running at mid idle right now due to the drought (12000-15000 cfs) the wind will be pushing the waves up very to close to the dam I suspect.If you can get launched on the Turbine side or Arab Side you can usually go up in the swift water generated by the turbines then cut across to the lock walls and can find shelter inside them and catch a few fish. Going down stream is risky business with a high north wind. One other thing it is a requirement by la to WEAR your life preserver if you are 800 yards or closer to the Dam. The man will give you the blue light special if caught with out one on!!
