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Thinking (hard) about going camping at Lake Greeson next week.
Did I dream this, or didn't someone.......maybe a Kirby HS FFA teacher(????) or someone.....post a ton of GPS coordinates for brush tops on Lake Greeson here......about 1, 2, 3 years ago??? Can't remember.
I swear I made a file of them, but can't find it.......
Thanks.
Remember see'n it somewhere.
Default Brush Pile Coordinates on Arkansas Lakes
The AGFC has been developing an interactive map on the website AGFC GIS Mapper 2.0. To find the coordinates of brush piles that the AGFC was involved in placing, follow these steps:
1) go to AGFC GIS Mapper 2.0
2) zoom in to what ever lake you are interested in
3) click on the hammer symbol at the top of the map "miscellanious tools"
4) click on GPS/GPX communicator
5) if you use a Garmin GPS skip to 6a, to upload a .gpx file to a mapping program such as Mapsource, skip to 6b
6a) click detect GPS and follow the instructions
6b) to the right of the GPX file, click the piece of paper with a blue arrow
7b) save this file to your computer
8b) open this file with a mapping program such as Mapsource
You use to be able to go to action fishing trips guide service and they would give you a copy of the way points. You can also buy a map with way points at the state park. Good luck.
I've stumbled around on the AGFC website and found a map of a few, opened with Google Earth, and am copying down a few coordinates in the area of the campsite. Enough to fish a few of 'em, I guess.
My antiquated LMS 337C only wants 'em in decimal format, so now I have to go convert 'em all. It's nice they show 'em to me, it'd be nicer if I could print out a list.
Oh, and it's raining at Nimrod again, according to Intellicast. That's the only thing keeping me from camping there........just too unstable now. Can't depend on it staying put!
Hey Bill,
Agrihawg on here and his agri class built a ton of crappie condos and put them in Degray. Not sure if they put any in Greeson. Might pm Agrihawg and see if that's what you were thinking about. Just a thought.
Ski
Ski, yeah I finally remembered that and PM'ed him.
What's funny........I took the AGFC website, downloaded the Greeson GPX file, opened it in Google Earth....and put the cursor on a couple of pinpoints/tops. I wrote down the GPS coordinates of each.
First two I wrote down (no errors), I put in Google (not Earth) Map, and it came up about 400 yards UP ON LAND!!! Ha.
So....I may have to just drive around. My b/d is in two weeks. Sure wish J. Paul Ghetty or someone would give me a neat SI depthfinder!!! :)
Go to agfc website, click on resources, then click on maps, then click on downloadable map files for google earth and gps units, then click on greeson lake fish structures. this will download 858 waypoints in .gpx format that you can then load into your gps unit.
Next step, contact Deezer and take him fishing. :biggrin
Oops. i guess if i read the entire thread I would see that you already found it. Cary on.
Deez, you met me, remember?
I did all that EXCEPT......the "downloadable format" is a .gpx file, right enough.
But that won't open with anything except Google Earth!! And it's not a list of coordinates, it's a map........with "pinpoints" showing in the lake. If I put my cursor on one, I can read the GPS coordinates at the bottom. Should be good, right?
Trouble is, if I rely on those GPS coordinates showing at the bottom, and then put them in Google Maps, they show up about 500 yards north, ON LAND!! In other words, something is off by many yards.
I can't figure out how to get a simple list of the coordinates that those pinpoints represent. Maybe there's a way in Google Earth, but I've read "help" and played with it, and I'm lost.
Google Earth shows these waypoints as pinpoints with names like "GRL 8001" and "GRL 1309" etc. I can put cursor on the pins, but the GPS coordinates are either wrong........or Google Maps is wrong........or I'm an idiot.
I pick C.
Sigh.
This is a link to the thread that talks about the project. It doesnt give the wpts. It basically says to pm Agrihawg your e-mail address and he will send you the file. http://crappie.com/crappie/showthread.php?t=84772
Hey Bill, of course I remember you! I think google earth may be wrong. I opened the file in a program called expertgps. It shows GRL 8001 in the water. I didn't see 1309 in the list. You can download a free version of the program called easygps, that will let you transfer that entire list of waypoints to your LMS 337cdf. Or there's always option B. Take deezer since he already has the waypoints loaded in his gps. :biggrin
I like B. Come on down! If there's any openings I'll be at Kirby Landing!
And I still ain't making myself clear.... Sorry. I can see the points "in the water" with google earth. But I don't know, and don't trust, the GPS Coordinates for what I see in the water.
OK update.
I downloaded the trial of ExpertGPS.......thanks Deezer, I never heard of it before. Course, I only get five days of it!!.......... :(
And I copied the AGFC data from ExpertGPS for various lakes into Excel.
Ain't no way to 'download' this data into my Lowrance 337 ancient depthfinder. And manually loading takes hours, but at least I have the data.
Haven't heard from Agri Hawg, hopefully he can give me some real ones. Not sure I totally trust the AGFC data, but maybe it's just me that isn't doing something right.
Thanks.
How long you gonna be there? I'm taking the family to Branson this week. We'll be back home on Saturday the 14th. If your still gonna be there on Sunday I'll run down there for sure!
Dang.
She's talking about coming home on Saturday. I'm begging for Sunday. Honestly, it depends on when we leave, and that depends on when we stop behaving like Seattle!!!
You got my cell? Call me on Sat to see what we're doing.
Anybody else here in that area this week, holler at me.
I don't have your cell. PM it to me. Good luck! Looks like it may rain all week!
Will do.
Here's what I mean.
Pinpint 1190 is:
34.2266491 -93.6940487
If you stick that in Google Maps, it shows on some road, on LAND, fairly close to the lake, but not in the water. Makes we suspect these AGFC coordinates!!
My Garmin Map76 shows me on land half of the time when I am on Greeson. Jerry was very dilagent about placing condos on just about every point and creek mouth up and down Bear creek. Find out what depth they are at, and you should be able to find a condo holding fish. DP
That's what I figured, Doc. Even my hand cranked depthfinder should find a FEW............and maybe stumble on one of the Big Boys' piles!! :)