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2014/04/11 18:19:34 (permalink)

4500 whoa

Looks like they are getting ready to dump the res.   4500 till Monday.    I knew I should have went tonight. 

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    hot tuna
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/11 19:37:35 (permalink)
    Looks like another April I will not be fishing the SR. Been making great strides on the apartment the last week and 1/2 . Tomorrow will be the maiden voyage with power boats on the mighty Hudson . If ocean runs are around then I'm here to stay ..

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/12 11:11:01 (permalink)
    Nice of them to wait for the weekend to let it go!
     
    There should be other spots around though.
     
    Enjoy the rockfish, HT!  Our turn to be envious when the chrome go back to the lake and all we have is little stream trout and bugs.
     
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/12 11:13:57 (permalink)
    Seems they always screw up the weekend guys.....

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/12 12:42:27 (permalink)
    Everything around here with steel looks to be blown out.   I am getting some work done so hopefully next week after work.

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 09:16:15 (permalink)
    Clint there's fishable waters ;)

    How long ago was it when we were talking about how the reservoir must of been empty...2 weeks ago???
    Everything started blowing about that long ago... of course Brookfield is behind the 8 ball once again... they should've been running some good water a week before they started it... this blow out is now gonnna shorten what couldve been an extended steelhead season...
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 14:31:50 (permalink)
    Is it gonna be back to 285 by Tues night?
    I might be up Thurs if it is.
    post edited by twobob - 2014/04/13 14:33:53
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 15:14:41 (permalink)
    Bob, larger tug hill drainage basins to the north and south of the salmon river are all running hard with show melt... 75 tomorrow will do even more damage... I'd say no less than 1500/2000 by thursday... I just hope they don't suck it dry

    I've got some #9 rapalas I'm gonna try pulling this week in the afternoons with 20 pound test :)
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 15:55:51 (permalink)
    Then it will be the inland waters for me.
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 15:59:58 (permalink)
    Andy I almost was going to try there if it is where I am thinking............
    I spent yesterday fixing the siding on my house from the winter run through by my dad.     Today was spent raking the lawn  and picking up dog crap.   Got alot of machinery ready for the farm work.  Manure needs to be drawn  and gardens plowed as soon as it is dry enough to drive on the fields.  I had to set the points on the IH 200 as it was running a bit rough,   really want to go with electric ignition on it.   Snow blower off the 555 and set in the back lot,   lawn mower up and running,  4 wheeler up and running  and the plow is off the farm truck.     I also reparged a few spots on the chimney that had flaked off this winter.   Man I did alot

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 16:07:14 (permalink)
    From what I heard there is not a ton of snow left up there, not saying it is gone, but going fast.   I think it will 1200 to 1800 by mid week then 500 next week. This is of course baring significant rain,   ground is soaked so it wall all run off.   I was looking forward to fishing well into May. now lets see.  I hope they do not get flushed back down 

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 19:47:22 (permalink)
    Here is a pic of the res from a friend.   It does not seem overly full.

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 19:49:52 (permalink)
    Here is another pic showing snow in the woods

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/13 22:57:23 (permalink)
    Great pics Clint.  It appears that the reservoir is perhaps 90% of capacity.  Surprised that they would be dumping that much water with that much room to spare.
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/14 03:49:28 (permalink)
    I'm guessing the forecast of 80s and some rain scared them which is a good thing.
    Would have been better if they bumped it to 2 grand a week earlier.
    All in all better safe than sorry.
    Sucks to be me with things winding down here and me wanting to put off the off season shakes for another week.
     
    5 to 750 would have been nice if it had stabilized for a couple days.
     
     
    post edited by twobob - 2014/04/14 03:51:04
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/14 07:00:53 (permalink)
    Just go 1/2 mile upstream, or try Eyre, or Russo's.  Unless you've been catching kelts for the last two weeks, they are still up there.
     
    I've seen snow like that in Redfield and they were still looking at 6 feet in the woods back in Little John.  Based on the 18 feet + on the ground in some parts of the Central Tug, at peak, I'd say you could still have a fair bit of water to come up there, and it is just lucky the rain has been holding off,
     
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/14 18:34:54 (permalink)
    raised it to 5200 and it is a rainin' good

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/15 03:41:27 (permalink)
    Ya but I don't like that water as much.
    Plus fishing over skittish fish isn't my thing.
    The blood flows at the time of the big bang not during the fight that ensues
     
    Maybe its time to check the ponds for perch.
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/15 07:10:07 (permalink)
    No. Sandy hit 6k... fish creek hit 10k... now a few inches of slop tonight... catastrophic conditions ahead possibly...

    Two Bob it ain't over til the fat lady sings :)
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/15 20:47:45 (permalink)
    Well they raised it to 8k,  the fish will probably get flushed back to the lake. 
     
      Am I correct thinking that these fish like to spawn in the mid 40's for temp.  If that is the case the river is only 38.  Will they stick around or drop eggs early and get flushed back. 
     
    Just wondering

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/15 22:37:43 (permalink)
    So with only 5500 coming in and 8k over the dam they are lowering the res.  Pineville shows 8400 so not much run off is local.

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/16 07:07:19 (permalink)
    Spawning commences in the mid 40's, but they will keep going once they start, even if it gets colder.  When the flow gets up there, there may be spots on the bottom that are still sheltered enough for them.  Suffice it to say that the species did OK before hatcheries in their native range, and some of those rivers make the SR look like a short ditch.  And, late as it is, there could still be freshies after this goes down, I know people that have caught bright finger lakes spawners in June. 
     
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/16 11:46:38 (permalink)
    8400-well -that's the end of any thoughts for  this trip --Just hope there are a few left after the drop.
     Unfortunately have seen some spawn in the past where there is no water in a week or so.
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/16 18:13:56 (permalink)
    From what I have seen and read (I take the temp sometimes) water has not got above 40.   Granted I did not take any temp dung the 80 degree weather , but that water was fooking cold the Friday before the the big raise.  With water not yet to 40 and the vast majority of water coming from very cold snow pack  have the majority of fish started to spawn or will they wait?   I know the hatchery has taken eggs so they are loose.
    post edited by Clint S - 2014/04/16 18:16:33

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/16 18:17:43 (permalink)
    There is roughly 2 k coming in and now 5 k going out.  We may see fishable water by the weekend

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/16 19:28:27 (permalink)
    Our rustfaces have been known to spawn at much colder temps than the books say they will.
     
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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/17 19:23:04 (permalink)
    Only about 1k going in and it is down to 2500 release.   Should be down by the weekend. 

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/18 17:26:28 (permalink)
    740 going in and 2250 going out until tomorrow,   why just drop it 250?????    Seem like they are going to draw it down a little bit.  7 day look fairly dry so we will see what they do next week. 

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    Re: 4500 whoa 2014/04/18 19:20:13 (permalink)
    Dad said he took a ride up north of Redfield on the tug and said there is still a fair amount in the woods.  Said anyplace in the shade still had the ground covered and many roads still had banks

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