White River Refuge Lakes

[Gut Shot]

Does anyone know the status of the White River Refuge lakes? Last weekend, the gates on the Nort and South Units were closed off. Thanks.

[ClarendonRiverRat]

A guy at work said he heard they were opening the gates at Kansas Lake this Friday. Don't know if its true or not. Thats just what I heard.

Don't know about the South Unit though. You might want to call the Refuge office in St. Charles and ask them. The number is 870-282-8200

[winghunting]

The gates on B levy road on the South Unit stay closed until Turkey season is over. The main gate on Jacks Bay Road should be open to get to Jacks bay. I got a buddy that fished Dry Lake the other day, but I am not sure how he got in there. I would imagine he just put in at Jacks Bay.

[winghunting]

This is from the refuge web site......."Refuge roads on the South Unit are open to vehicular traffic March 1 through December 15. All other refuge roads are open year round."

[Gut Shot]

Thanks Guys. Winghunting, I was mainly asking because the gates have been closed as late as last weekend due to high water. I talked to Janice and Wayne Shenep at Maddox Bay last Sunday and she said that the gates were closed then even though the water had receded. She thought the gate to Kansas lake was still closed so that they could repair the road. Anyone heard anything on the lakes on the main North Unit gravel road ( Buck, Hog Thief, Brown Shanty, etc.?

[winghunting]

Kansas Lake road is scheduled to be open Friday March 23rd; also the main north unit road that runs to Buck, Swan, Hog Theif, goose, brushy, long, brown shanty and all the other lakes up there is supposed to be opend Friday March 23rd also.

[ClarendonRiverRat]

Thanks for the info winghunting. Since the water has been up, the fishing should be excellent this spring.
I'm sure there will be a line of trucks at the gates on Friday waiting for the gates to get open.

[Maddoxbay]

Kansas Lake shoud be open soon...

Anyone going there will go right by my place. Maybe I will see some of you there soon. I will probally hit the lake Sunday, I would be there Friday morning but I will be on Kentucky Lake.

Lower Maddox Bay Road will look like a Interstate this weekend.

[toby]

I have a camper at sweats camp. Would love to get with someone who can fish during the week.

[winghunting]

All these posts wondering if the refuge was open or not and no reports on how the fishing was???? I ended up fishing Morgan Point Sat, and a lake on the North Unit Sunday. I did pretty good on the refuge Sun. I was the only one on the lake and caught a pretty good mess.