Swan Creek Dewatering Area

Well just been able to post this because we just welcomed a new baby boy into the world Tuesday. So I went with a guy from work to the dewatering area Monday and got skunked. The fish were there by the looks of the graph but couldn't manage a bite we fished anything and everything in all kinds of depths just couldn't get a bite. The water temp was 48-50 degrees and like I said we fished anywhere from 4-16ft. That was my first time in there and defiently will go back when I get a chance( which will proably be awhile) tight lines everybody

Congrats on the new baby. I am sorry about the unproductive trip...

where in there did you find 16ft depths? had to be a sinkhole.

folks had been catching them there,(ive seen lots of photo's lately) but with the water so high the last few days, they have close the valves and are holding the water back now so it may be a few days before they fire up again.

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Originally Posted by alexava

where in there did you find 16ft depths? had to be a sinkhole.

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Towards the middle on the end with the pipe and it wasn't on and running and the water was up higher than normal from what I was told by the guy fishing with me who fishes there often

Like I said it was first time I've ever been in there but I loved what I saw. May have to dust off the ole flipping stick and go after some large heads in couple weeks

Congrats on the new arrival!! Future fishing partner right there.

Thanks Scott and Bob

Congrats on the new born fishing partner... Nothing feels better, except the arrival of another.

Gongrats on your new son.

Thanks guys

congrats on your baby, and what is a dewatering area?

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Originally Posted by usafret99

congrats on your baby, and what is a dewatering area?

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Basically an area they flood for duck hunting... But it holds a good amount of fish and some big bull bluegill as the water is not completely drained out of the area.

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Originally Posted by callshy

Basically an area they flood for duck hunting... But it holds a good amount of fish and some big bull bluegill as the water is not completely drained out of the area.

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Exactly what Scott said.

they plant corn or other food crops after they remove the water for waterfowl. Have a blind draw for 50 permanent duck blinds each season. there are two ways they let water in or out. there are pumps on the east end and a water control culvert on the west end that goes through a narrow levi into lake wheeler. the pipe requires no energy but the area must be filled when Lake Wheeler is full and emptied when lake is down. the cost was shared by the utility dept. the pipe has rusted and is not being used for the 2nd year now. last fall i was told the state was trying to get the utility dept to share the cost of replacing the metal pipe with a concrete one.

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Originally Posted by alexava

they plant corn or other food crops after they remove the water for waterfowl. Have a blind draw for 50 permanent duck blinds each season. there are two ways they let water in or out. there are pumps on the east end and a water control culvert on the west end that goes through a narrow levi into lake wheeler. the pipe requires no energy but the area must be filled when Lake Wheeler is full and emptied when lake is down. the cost was shared by the utility dept. the pipe has rusted and is not being used for the 2nd year now. last fall i was told the state was trying to get the utility dept to share the cost of replacing the metal pipe with a concrete one.

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I know the pipe at the west dyke was wide open that day