hello all. nice forum here... stumbled across it trying to find some info about fishing below the shenango dam.

currently all 7 gates are open to 1 foot each. can you wade below the dam when all 7 gates are open? is it even worth going up there this time of year?

I waded below the dam Thursday morning. Just be careful and take your time. The water was just above my knees where I was standing and I didn't feel like wading deeper. Other guys were wading too. Got one walleye too small to keep and a few trout

ok. thanks for the info. i've been up there a handful of times but never with all 7 gates open.

they seem to have all 7 gates open most of the winter

ORIGINAL: redneck steel

I waded below the dam Thursday morning. Just be careful and take your time. The water was just above my knees where I was standing and I didn't feel like wading deeper. Other guys were wading too. Got one walleye too small to keep and a few trout

how far below the dam were you if it was only up to your knees? anyone right up towards the dam?

I was right infront of the dam itself

Wayne. Pm sent

ORIGINAL: redneck steel

I was right infront of the dam itself

wow, i would have thought it would have been deeper with all 7 gates open. thanks again for the post and pm.

It's pretty good now too. (water level)
Use caution still as you walk- deep holes now and then
Trout are "in" march 1st till end of march for a little spring fishing.....

i check here http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv/?site_no=03103500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060,00010 for gage height, discharge and water temperature. and i call the recorded line to get the # of gates open. i always thought that 7 gates open was "unwadable" just below the dam (that's already been proven wrong here).

can anyone chime in on at what point the gage height and/or discharge becomes wadable/fishable below the dam? or maybe in terms of "x" # of gates open to "x" # of feet?

7 gates at 1 foot each is a nice flow. But really you should use the river height in sharpsville reading as an indicator. 3 gates at 2 feet can put out more water than 7 @ 1.


3.5 is a nice discharge to wade, maybe a little quick, but there are lots of shallow "bars" throughout the river. If ur up to your waist move up or downstream and you will quickly find shallower water. ( no need to be intimidated by this water, but do respect it)