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mxdad66
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2008/01/22 10:48:02 (permalink)

Tailwaters Kinzua dam

Checked the USGA water guage and the water temp.is36,the discharge is about 4200, can this be fished now? Fished there in Sept. and caught alot of trout.Been wanting to try in the winter,seems like a good time with the Erie trib's being frozen.Heading to Kane for the weekend and going to give it a try.Anybody else fish this in the winter?
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    LDD
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/01/22 11:30:17 (permalink)
    Winter is a great time and that's a pretty good flow to fish.  Clarity is pretty decent right now so you shouldn't have a problem other than your line freezing.
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/01/22 16:50:59 (permalink)
    Be careful ! Ice covered rocks are a real danger. I have fished the tailrace
    100's of times, in all seasons.Take it from one who knows,it can be almost
    unbareable in winter. The water looked just a bit too stained last Thursday
    This week should clear it up[no runoff]. 4200 cfs is good ,but not great.
    5500 is real good. Anything above that in winter can test even the most
    seasoned anglers.
     
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    Fishtamer
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/01/22 21:07:43 (permalink)
    Do any of you guys catch any walleye in the talerace this time of year? If so, how are you catching them?
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/01/22 21:47:43 (permalink)
    Drift lip hooked 4-6" black suckers 3' below a 1/2oz barrel sinker. Bring lots of them because those 14-1/2" eyes will clean you out.
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/01/23 15:30:28 (permalink)
    Golden Shiners will work too...
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    Fishtamer
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/01/29 13:23:26 (permalink)
    Is 1900cf outflow too little to fish the tailrace? That's what it is today. I usually fish the Rt. 59 side.
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/01/29 14:40:21 (permalink)
    Good flow for trout...the walleye like it a little more turbulent
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    mikelravy
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/02/06 16:51:46 (permalink)
    Higher flow seems to push the fish towards shore.  Hard to fish out when the flow is high.
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    RE: Tailwaters Kinzua dam 2008/02/07 07:54:55 (permalink)
    Fished there Monday ,4th, and Tuesday,you can catch as many small,8-12 inch, rainbows as you want ,only caught one 14" walleye on Monday.Not many fisherman there and everyone I talked to were catching the trout and an occasional small walleye, nothing legal.Not bad weather for Feb.
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