I went fishing below the damn the other day. The water was rushing too hard for any crappie so I went after catfish. I @ threw my cast net about three times into the rapids and had more shad than I could use in days. They were rediculously strong compared to lake shad too! I couldn't even hold them still without feeling like I'm crushing them. Lots of little drum too. But, I didn't even get any bites. I did however see people step over the gate and fish right up next to the damn. The gate was knocked flat by the flooding that has assigns on it warning people to stay out. Sure enough a ranger pulls up in his truck and starts hollaring at them. He was piiiiissed. He had his handcuffs out and everything. He ended up just chewing them out for a bit before they left. Its a federal offense to go passed the gates. I got a video of the whole thing but it's too big to upload.