Thread: Old Sardis Photos

With the Corp pulling the water off the timber and leaving it high and dry to rot has not helped. I remember when you could get lost on Sardis and Grenada.

Originally Posted by Br529

With the Corp pulling the water off the timber and leaving it high and dry to rot has not helped. I remember when you could get lost on Sardis and Grenada.

I always thought the lakes changed because the water being on the timber caused the timber to die. That's an interesting point though never thought of it that way. My step dad talks about having to lay down in the boat to get around back in the late 70's early 80's around Wyatt's crossing.

Originally Posted by Get-th-dm-net

I always thought the lakes changed because the water being on the timber caused the timber to die. That's an interesting point though never thought of it that way. My step dad talks about having to lay down in the boat to get around back in the late 70's early 80's around Wyatt's crossing.

Yep. Yep. Yep. Go to HWY 7 bridge and look out at all the buck brush on the side of the river. It was pretty much like that. I miss those days of fishing that stuff. That stuff was in the middle of the lake. I remember one year the water was so clear, we'd drop down 10-15 feet thru one of those bushes and you could see the fish hit and fight as we brought them up. Only issue was the water was so clear, the bass were hitting a lot more than crappie. Many moons ago with my dad. I was just a youngster but still remember like yesterday.

Originally Posted by Get-th-dm-net

I always thought the lakes changed because the water being on the timber caused the timber to die. That's an interesting point though never thought of it that way. My step dad talks about having to lay down in the boat to get around back in the late 70's early 80's around Wyatt's crossing.

Yep, back in late 70's early 80's if you didn't know your way around you could get lost as last years Easter egg. I have fished all that buck brush 27458 is talking about. Almost a complete wall across the lake. Just a few openings to get a boat through. All the standing timber by Holiday was just a wall across there. Every tree this time of year had 3-4 boards nailed to them with a yo-yo on each end. Coming up the lake as the sun came up it looked like a light show with sun reflecting off them.

Originally Posted by cray

Yep, back in late 70's early 80's if you didn't know your way around you could get lost as last years Easter egg. I have fished all that buck brush 27458 is talking about. Almost a complete wall across the lake. Just a few openings to get a boat through. All the standing timber by Holiday was just a wall across there. Every tree this time of year had 3-4 boards nailed to them with a yo-yo on each end. Coming up the lake as the sun came up it looked like a light show with sun reflecting off them.

I remember all the yo yo boards up at Piney. That timber was full of em.


BRM