Thread: Tough Day

Will do!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by D10

We have been filling Bell Slough for a couple if weeks now. Unfortunately we will have to open more gates to get the lake down to 262.0 fmsl. Right now it is about 3-4 inches above this. I know everyone does not like it when we do this, but unfortunately we have to as a flood preventative measure. I wish we could keep it at 263.0 fmsl year around. But 2 hydrology studies have both recommended the 1 foot winter drawdown.

Good news! Because the lake is only a little above the winter pool of 262.0 (262.2), we have decided to just let it get down to 262.0 through the Bell Slough pipe. This means that the lake will fall very slow down to 262.0. Then we will close the Bell Slough gate. Hopefully this will not affect the fishing as much.

Thanks for the post. I'm glad to know it wasn't just me. First time all year I didn't catch a fish of any kind! The pressure was rising when I checked but it wasn't that high really. I'd like to hear any theories ya'll have as to why it was dead.

Originally Posted by mitch_ward

Thanks for the post. I'm glad to know it wasn't just me. First time all year I didn't catch a fish of any kind! The pressure was rising when I checked but it wasn't that high really. I'd like to hear any theories ya'll have as to why it was dead.

Chances are you didn't find the fish. On really tough days, they seem to key on certain areas and you just gotta find out where those spots are. Second thing is bait. I have seen days where I would not have caught a single fish if I hadn't lucked into tying on a particular color combo. The good news is, the spots are usually the same, and there are a couple color combos that will work when nothing else will. Hang in there it just takes time.