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Chad, Beaver’s a little different in that most of the feeder streams and rivers are on its upper end. The deep end by the dam usually stays very clear. Monte Ne, where I live, is about 1/3 to 1/2 way down the reservoir and its arm and main channel is always muddy right after a flood. Once you make it north the of Hwy 12 bridge it starts staying relatively clear. The tailwater starts to muddy up by the time its 3 miles downriver.
For those interested I have a blog post (“Chronicling the March 2008 Flood”) on some of the details at:
http://flyflinger.com/wpblog/I don’t fish the tailwaters during flood gate releases. Turbulence is too high. We had about 33,000 cfs in a channel usually seeing 9,000 cfs max. In 1992, the release was over 50,000 cfs for two weeks. It’s what did a major amount of habitat damage.
Once the flood gates are closed and the river stage returns to more normal levels, fishing is really good. We probably have some new numbers of stripers now also in the tailwater to catch out. Our state record striper comes out of Beaver tailwater at nearly 65 pounds. The biggest fish of my life I hooked about a month after a major flood release. It was a freight train that kept going to Missouri. We’ll see if I get another opportunity this year.
Scott
Kendal, thanks.
Is the Beaver Dam Store nearby?
Yes, it is. Just a half a mile or so down the road from dam turn-off. The same folks own Spider Creek Resort there too. Very nice place to stay.
Thanks, Zach.
It will be a while before the river stage comes down enough to really tell. This is about the 3rd or 4th flood release I’ve witnessed on Beaver. It was as high a release as the others but for shorter duration. We are hoping the new J-vanes stood the flows well. They will have certainly changed the gravel deposits and dynamics of the river. It will be interesting to see if they did what they were suppose to do–keep the main channel open and allow the gravel deposits to wrap around to the inside banks. The soil along the bank is so poor and loamy, we always have some bank erosion and new trees down.
Hey Kendall. I saw we posted at the same time! Nice to see you still working.
Zoomed through your awesome images and will have to go back through more slowly a second time. Very nice. Great owl pics.
Bluebonnets close to being out?
Enjoyed those Chad, Thanks.
It’s an interesting tool for analyzing everything from naturally occuring phenonema to sports. As well as just being fun to watch.
Kevin,
I don’t have any of the rods you mentioned, but I fished with a guy this past summer in some “jungle” country of upstate S.C.
Zach, I believe many point and shoots now have at least a widescreen movie recording mode. Some have a widescreen aspect still image capability like some of the Canon Powershots. Unfortunately, I don’t think the Canons allow RAW recording in that mode–just JPG.
PS Just looked at Leica’s website and they say it is to accommodate viewing on HDTV displays.
In the meantime, where does Microsoft go to buy back its lost credibility?
Nothing to see here … same old story–major OS released without adequate driver support, software companies who seem to be dragging their rear-ends, consumer frustration.
I’m finger-twiddling waiting for 64-bit drivers. But my Vista experience has been pretty good so far, other than waiting a few months for Nikon and Western Digital drivers and software updates. I waited a year however before getting it on a new machine.
Jay, Buena Vista area is one of my favorite areas of Col., esp. Cottonwood pass.
I really like the Cross shot and the Chalet. Both those images have something to draw you into the photo.
If you go to http://www.nikonians.org you’ll find in depth reviews and comparisons between the two cameras.
Hey Jim,
Were you by chance fishing on the Hiwassee?
I’ve seen many fish chock full of periwinkles on the HI from time to time.
Moosedog, you are hysterically funny.
I’ll pass this month and let you real artists continue to inspire me.
Zach, welcome to the drift boat fraternity!
For those of you who own drift boats – do you get as big a kick out of navigating the boat as you do fishing yourself?
After a while “you become one with oars.”
Neal. Interesting question. I think it’s going to depend on the rod model and individual taper for weights in that model.
I have a T&T Horizon 6 weight and 7 weight. I far prefer the 7 weight for feel in the cast. In the Helix models, however, the 10 weight has that feel edge to me over the 9wt.
Of course, your choice also has to do with the use of the rod as to what taper “feels” best in any given application.
The thing I want to know is: is the Sage ought weight an “odd” or “even” rod.
Cool, Lando. Tell us something about the hatch you witnessed.
I use a WD-40-like nymph for the emerger and a parachute for the dun. I prefer a gray turkey flat for the parachute post, but they are harder to see and fly shops don’t always carry them.
These are a couple of store bought patterns I’ve used. Great thing about the baetis is its almost always a dark fly, even when you can see some body color under light like the one attached. You don’t need a lot of fly patterns to cover the hatch whether you are fishing the regular baetis or the Tiny Blue Winged Olives. A pheasant tail nymph works well too.
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