Kinzua Dam

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AndyS509
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2011/09/27 12:04:59 (permalink)

Kinzua Dam

I know sometime before winter they will switch from shooting water out the top gates to shooting it out the bottom. Just wandering if anyone knows when they make this transition.
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    bingsbaits
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/09/27 12:26:40 (permalink)
    Been wondering that myself....

    "There is a pleasure in Angling that no one knows but the Angler himself". WB
     
     


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    jolie
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/09/27 12:26:40 (permalink)
    it happens late- mid november. They wait for turnover. I believe the idea is to ensure there arn't sending unseasonably cold water downstream.
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    mohawksyd
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/09/27 15:43:45 (permalink)
    Ditto

    "For the supreme test of a fisherman is not how many fish he has caught...but what he has caught when he has caught no fish." - John H. Bradley

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    lunker49
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/09/28 08:58:35 (permalink)
    If i am not mistaken the river will see discoloring around Oct 20 and the gates will go to the bottom shortly after in november
    the period between End of October into january is the prime time for feeding walleye IMO
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    AndyS509
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/09/29 21:30:03 (permalink)
    Never fished the river after September from what I'm told I'm missing out on the prime walleye time. So I'm going to try to make a couple trips this fall and just wanted to make sure one was when Kinzua was shooting out the lower gates because I've never seen it before.
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    rmcmillen09
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/10/01 15:40:44 (permalink)
    could be about icing issues with the surface area ? 
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    pghmarty
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/10/01 21:24:07 (permalink)
    Are the doors below winter pool?


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    CU@theriver
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/10/03 10:38:05 (permalink)
    what is a good CFS for kinzua, based on the discharge gauge at the dam?  i see its hovering around 1800 CFS currently (10-3-2011)
    I mean "good" based on  wading safety around the islands, exposure of good fishing spots, clarity, etc..
    Thanks.
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    jolie
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/10/03 14:03:59 (permalink)
    howdy CU.

    yes. we did talk about about wading last year? fuzzy memories.
    anyway-

    I think its safe to say, that for most people the shallows around dixon is completely wadeable. I'm comfortable wading & crossing to about 2200 cfs. But for the novice, Crossing the river at the rapids at dixon- IS challenging even at 1800. Go carefully and be safe.
    post edited by jolie - 2011/10/03 15:49:49
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    CU@theriver
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/10/04 14:03:05 (permalink)
    yup jolie, always lookin for advice on the big river.
    its gettin to be that time of year...
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    RE: Kinzua Dam 2011/10/10 09:13:51 (permalink)
    Well they are letting water out at the bottom  and its a bit murky--living 2 hours away it would be nice to know someone
    or know how to get river conditions---Any Suggestions?
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