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| Didnt hit river last weekend because I thought flow was too much...asked local guide about it yesterday and he thought levels were great for musky fishing but would make walleye bass or trout fishing very tough....Now today I see Outflow is gonna double by tomorrow to a staggering 19500CFI Is this type of outflow even fishable even for Musky? Dont wanna go to just waste time..I do enough of that already and the odds are tough enough as it is dont need to stack anything else against me |
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Location: Ashland WI | I'd say go.
Is fishing ever a waste of time? |
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| Fishing not ever waste correct I just think with that flow no way you gonna be able to fish from boat be getting pushed all over the river Just think I might be btr off focusing on a different lake or something with flow that high unreal |
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Location: Southwest PA | Me and buddy caught a fat 47in last year at the base of a #*^@ in a eddy off the side of the tail races. Where there is usually shore, we were wading waste high. Look for current breaks or eddies(sp?) That could be the ticket. I think you are correct about it being more difficult but it's often paid with bigger rewards. I know we're getting pounded with rain which might turn into a dusting of snow, but fish got to eat. Don't they? I'd say go for it... AND TAKE ME WITH YOU! hehehe |
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| Tommis - 4/6/2017 11:05 AM
Me and buddy caught a fat 47in last year at the base of a #*^@ in a eddy off the side of the tail races. Where there is usually shore, we were wading waste high. Look for current breaks or eddies(sp?) That could be the ticket. I think you are correct about it being more difficult but it's often paid with bigger rewards. I know we're getting pounded with rain which might turn into a dusting of snow, but fish got to eat. Don't they? I'd say go for it... AND TAKE ME WITH YOU! hehehe
lol come on down...they saying we might get lil snow as well Friday so that wont help either... |
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Location: oswego, il | The key is knowing the river and what spots are good and where the fish may be based on the flow. Fish may hang in the current break of a tree for example but at some point the flow will be too much and that tree will not hold a fish. When the river gets really high, fish can push on non current flats and backwaters. The flow number is also relative that river only.
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Location: Southwest PA | 25homes - 4/6/2017 12:14 PM
Tommis - 4/6/2017 11:05 AM
Me and buddy caught a fat 47in last year at the base of a #*^@ in a eddy off the side of the tail races. Where there is usually shore, we were wading waste high. Look for current breaks or eddies(sp?) That could be the ticket. I think you are correct about it being more difficult but it's often paid with bigger rewards. I know we're getting pounded with rain which might turn into a dusting of snow, but fish got to eat. Don't they? I'd say go for it... AND TAKE ME WITH YOU! hehehe
lol come on down...they saying we might get lil snow as well Friday so that wont help either...
PM sent. I'm itching for fishing, my spring break is finally here after tonight haha |
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Location: Southwest PA | ToddM - 4/6/2017 1:03 PM
The key is knowing the river and what spots are good and where the fish may be based on the flow. Fish may hang in the current break of a tree for example but at some point the flow will be too much and that tree will not hold a fish. When the river gets really high, fish can push on non current flats and backwaters. The flow number is also relative that river only.
This is excellent advice. I have never been on a boat for a river (just bought my first used boat in october) but learning how to read a river from shore has helped immensely in locating fish holding spots and the correlation to weather related flow patterns. There's a flat about 100yds or so off of that same dam I mentioned which absolutely holds walleye 90% of the time in high water. They stack up on it to not have to fight the current. Depending on the flush out rate of the feeder streams, I have had a lot of luck fishing right at the mouth where you can literally see the current line from dirty fast flowing water in the river vs less dirty slower moving water from the feeder. A back water inlet is also one of my go to spots during high water as well. Not sure of how far back a boat can get into it but man is it money when the rains dump for a good 2-3 days. Lastly, each river is certainly individual. I know one very well but am working on learning the others. It's actually neat how can boil down to certain stretches of the river being entirely different from other stretches. Rivers are great. I need to fish haha |
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Location: River | Watch for floating debris. That's our biggest issue fishing in high flows. |
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Location: oswego, il | Triplethreat - 4/9/2017 1:00 AM
Watch for floating debris. That's our biggest issue fishing in high flows.
Agree, not only on rivers but flowages like the turtle flambeau. You even have to watch on lake michigan and LSC. |
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