Lake Conway Update

If you fish conway and are holding back because of the low water level you are missing out. Went fishing Wed...only caught two(Didn't bring any slip corks). Thursday morning I purchased a couple slip corks and fished about 8-10 feet deep in a little hole I found around Mayflower and took home 15 decent crappie on black and chart jigs with chart jig heads and chart nibbles. Friday morning had to get up early to beat the rush to "my" spot(I hate fishing from the bank, but no boat) I limited out after about 4 hours of fishing the same as thursday.

Reports from Adams lake have been sound pretty good aswell. I haven't fished there yet as I said before no boat.

If any of you are driving around the lake and see a blue-greenish chev cavalier with a somewhat skinny 26 yr old fishing around it wearing a tan hat and a blue flannel jacket, its probably me. Stop by and say hi.

Coats, I just got home from up there and I saw that car I think. Was that you I saw walking down 89 about 5pm with about a dozen rods in your hand?

The water is up over 2ft from what it was a couple weeks ago and launching at Adams is no problem except for the traffic. I can't imagine where all the water came from all of a sudden, still 4ft low. Don't try it with much more than a flatbottom and I'm telling you, that ramp crowd was a three-ring circus today and parking went as far up the road as I could see.

Black/chart jig is the ticket. My BIL caught a limit Friday morning, me and the wife got up there about noon and both had limits by 4pm. They were slow this afternoon plus I didn't have enough juice in my battery to work 'em very hard with all the wind. None big enough to gee whiz about but my elbow is a little sore 8*)

I was all hooked up and ready to go somewhere when I stepped out and my hat blew off. I got undressed and went back to bed. Gooch, no body there that was not supposed to be.
Later on I couldn't stand it anymore so I went exploring. The gates are still open at the dam. I checked on three boat landings. The only one that could be used is Adams. As LazyJ reported; it was a traffic nightmare. People were trying to launch as others had aready had all of the wind they could stand and were coming back in.
The AGFC's reason for drawing it down is wearing on my nerves. I didn't see anybody working on their docks.
DP

Several new docks though, did you see the new one right beside Adam's landing? Fancy, roof, must have cost $10k

That's my dilapidated dock right across the cove from the launch, I'm taking off work next week to rebuild. It catches h*ll right there on that point.

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Originally Posted by LazyJ

Several new docks though, did you see the new one right beside Adam's landing? Fancy, roof, must have cost $10k

That's my dilapidated dock right across the cove from the launch, I'm taking off work next week to rebuild. It catches h*ll right there on that point.

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Has the AGFC contacted you about permitting your dock? Suposedly, that is what the draw down is all about this time.
DP

I think you responded to me in another thread that mentioned you kept a boat at Paradise Landing. I know Smitty was sick a couple of years ago with a rare cancer. I haven't been by the landing recently. Do you know how he is doing?
DP

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Originally Posted by DRPEPPER

I think you responded to me in another thread that mentioned you kept a boat at Paradise Landing. I know Smitty was sick a couple of years ago with a rare cancer. I haven't been by the landing recently. Do you know how he is doing?
DP

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That may have been me DR. I kept my boat there for 20 years until last year. I saw Smitty a back in July and he seemed to be doing much better. He's had a really tough go of it the past three or so years. I ran into his wife a couple of months ago and she said he was doing well. That's all I know. Need to call him.

I sure liked going over to paradise landing. But that ramp was a booger even when the water was up. Hey coats, I really want to get out on Conway sometime. I've got the boat if you've got the knowledge.

I work for the railroad and I have wierd hours. All the fishing I have done on Conway is from the bank with the exception of the Gold Creek area. Right now they are working on the boat ramp down at the Mayflower Dam and as far as I know most people with boats are going to Adams lake and the word there is 1 1/2 - 2 feet pink minnows/chart jigs around the stumps.

When I left Adams landing today at noon there were at least 60 empty boat trailers, everybody and their momma out crappie fishing. We caught 8 very nice ones all before 8am. Caught at least 50 little yearling stripers which kinda makes me wonder what's going on.

I was at the bridge in mayflower Saturday and caught 6 good keepers before 7:30 along with about 20 8" inchers and then they just stopped? Dont understand why they would just stop?..Didnt notice any temp change, and the fog still hadnt lifteds, they just stopped.

I went to my little hole by the mayflower dam last night about 2 hours before dark. I caught 8 decent keepers nothing real big 5 little catfish 1 bream and 1 drum jigging about 8-10 ft on black and chart with pink head.

I went by the dam on Saturday, and there was a bunch of water going out...It didnt look like there were any water you could get to that was 8 to 10 feet...I dont the area very well though...

Here is two out of six I caught one was about 13 1/2 and the other was 13 didnt weigh them but they looked like they were eating good.. The batteries came out of the camera so the date is wrong...

I haven't been up there since september with the water being so low. Just wonder if anyone knows when they are going to start to bring up the water?

The gate gets closed on 12/15 and it will fill back up quick. Closing it too early IMO, needs to be a few good freezes to kill off some of the lilypads and we need the water below the dam for the ducks, but nobody will put me in charge.

Isnt there something they can put in the water that will kill the lilly pads, and not the fish? You would think there would be something..My friend has a pond that is loaded with big bass, but you cant fish it because of the lilly pads:mad: He's looked at several options, but he dont want to kill the fish..

Hey TJ, those are some biguns'. What is your average size out there on Conway?

On the herbicides, I do know that they can do some minimal spraying (without adverse effects on the fish), but no where near enough to put a dent in the vegitation at Conway.

Those two were the bigger ones, all the others were 10 to 11...and a bunch of 8's that was thrown back... They wasnt biting rosie reds or the road runner, only the slow roll jig at about 12 feet..Seems the only jig they liked was the red tip, salt and pepper body...

You would think they could do something while the water was so far down..

Like I said TJ it's a little hole and its in plain sight just gotta know where to drop your line. Just got in from work but plan on going out there when I wake up. Should be a good time with the weather fixing to come in and all.