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We were hopingto head up on Friday and see what we could find but with all this rain waswondering if anyone could give us some insight on what it looks like now. Withas cold as this rain is and the amount I don't want to waste a day on badfishing if I can get one in later with some good weather. Any info from someonewho's close would be much appreciated. We are about 1 1/2 hours away.
Haven't look at the water but as of 8am the lake is 1' over summer pool and the river is up to 8' from about 2 1/2' yesterday. Usually that means the lake will be muddy and full of debris, but that's just based on past experience.
It really depends on if they pull water at the dam. If they DONT the mud line will stay east of red bridge just before listen creek where the lake turns and goes to the south. Im sure the main body is a heavy stain with the amount of rain we have had, but it all depends of the boys at the dam.
pulling 1300+ cfs, normal is about 300-350. Missy river back by marion is high and very muddy. Went over it today. Lake is going to be rising and chocolate milk for most all of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by brushnjigs
It's going to be muddy, always is when we get any kind of a rain at all. I don't think they are pulling as much water now as they were this morning, but probably won't matter much anyway. Lake was 1.8 feet over pool this morning and it's likely higher then that now. High temps in the low 40's and lows in the 30's don't help the situation either. Bad timing as the fishing had been very good before the weather turned.
I would consider a natural lake they are not as affected by the rain
Thanks for all the info guys. Looks like we will pick another day.
Was up there yesterday friday muddy to red bridge but the rest of the lake was fine. Going back up here shortly. Thought maybe the crappies moved out because of weather but they are still holding back in the cove I fished. Muddy or not I still catch them thar crappies.
Looks like the lake was 6' over summer pool yesterday, it's dropping now at 5' over. Did anyone have any luck on Missy with the high water this weekend ?
Loaded the boat with 10" fish. They started to drop the lake at 7 am Saturday morning, so I don't know if that had the bigger fish shut down or what, but the weights that came from there were mediocre at best. I think most people caught a lot of fish though.Quote:
Originally Posted by kyron4
I went over saturday afternoon, surprisingly the water color was very good, at least up near the dam it was. Was told it was muddy near red bridge but i never made it that far to check for myself. Bite was not near as good as it had been for me. Caught maybe 10 or so between 3 of us, seen some other people catch some as well, but it was not every cast like it had been. Water coming back down and warm temps again will probably pick the bite back up.
Sorry, that is Goose creek not listen.Quote:
Originally Posted by brushnjigs
Fished in the Indiana slab masters tourney Saturday. Caught about 200+ fish 9" and bigger. Friday I caught a few black crappie that went 1.4lbs to 1.5
Wish they would have been there Saturday.
Fished in the Indiana slab masters tourney Saturday. Caught about 200+ fish 9" and bigger. Friday I caught a few black crappie that went 1.4lbs to 1.5
Wish they would have been there Saturday.
and these, bigger ones, were in the same spot you caught the small ones, the days before? same tacts too?Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabecrappieking
200+fish sounds like that res. is poised to have a bunch of hogs in it in a couple years! thats if it doesnt get raped out.
I agree, but that's a big " IF "; seen a lot of dink limits taken this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by river scum
The last 30 minutes of the tourney the wind really laid down to where I could control my boat speed a little better. That's when I started getting the bigger fish. I culled out 5 fish the last 30 minutes. There is a lot of good and plentiful eater size fish right now. Next couple of years should be a good cycle.