Lake Conway drawdown started today. See you in 6-8 years.
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Lake Conway drawdown started today. See you in 6-8 years.
Hopefully only about 1/2 that time.:fish
Mack.... is this the lake Cole an Jay live on? What is the purpose of the drawdown?
yes. they live on it. They seem to find plenty of places though.
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Originally Posted by P-row
Here is what I found for you to answer your question.
AGFC announces plans to renovate Lake Conway - News
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Originally Posted by P-row
Here is what I found for you to answer your question.
AGFC announces plans to renovate Lake Conway - News
Draining the lake to built a new spillover type damn, remove years of built up silt, recut the boat lanes and plant new Cypress trees, as well as clean up old docks, etc. The draw dowm is expected to last 5 years and then 3-4 more years to restock and get fish to respectable size.
Not sure about removing any silt . They seem to think it will compact if left dry awhile .Quote:
Originally Posted by ibmack
Last draw down Adams Lake was one of the last pockets. To say fishing was incredible is an understatement. You could cast over where a boat had trolled through and get a nice crappie. If he came off just keep reeling. Most of the time you would get another bite. Lose it just keep reeling. You would get another one. If you can get a boat in it should be amazing. Kinda like fish in a barrel.
Really not many boats there best I remember . You had to put flatbottoms in by hand . I never saw many Crappie caught the day I was there .Quote:
Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd
Calling this a draw down seems misleading.
From what I’ve heard This is a complete draining of the whole lake so the spillway can be rebuilt.
Most places they call it a draw down for minor maintenance or to leave the water level low over the winter to kill back in wanted vegetation.
5 years is a long time to leave a lake bed drained. The new willow sprouts will be 20 feet tall. Hopefully they can get the work done and refill sooner than planned.
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I wont be able to climb in a boat once its finally ready, but if they go to all this trouble and there are no D6's out there taking out dirt, then this is purely a bungled opportunity. I get the compacting of silt as it dries, but does it just vaporize over the years in UV light? Seems like it will still be there and just expand again as time goes on.
Every draw down or drained lake I’ve been around the soil compacts quicker than you think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hammmerhead
Any silt is usually good fertile soil. That will grow weeds and grass giving cover to bait fish , their numbers will explode with the new cover and predator fish will grow fast.
IMO a D6 cleaning it up would most likely be a mistake for a fishing lake.
Also depending on the soil below the lake bed.
It could be a huge mistake to dig anything.
I know a guy that dug a 60 acre lake 8-10 feet deeper in the middle and it never held water stable again. He unknowingly took out the clay hard pan and all that was left was sand. It was absorbed into the sandy bottom slowly draining itself every year.
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