May 08 2011
Jon Frank
Slot Fish
Member Since :
2007
Number of Posts :
103
Water clarity was about 6 inches, very murky green which was very different from the last time I fished when water was VERY clear and visibility was about 4 - 5 feet in the shallow ends. Water is about 4 feet low, but up about a foot from last month after all the rain. Caught about 12 in 5 hours of fishing from dinks to 3 lbs. Harvested 7 fish at about 5 lbs. No vegetation at this site, just wood and lay downs, there are some lily pads starting to come up by the dam. when you catch a good one, they fight hard, wind blew sometimes pretty hard, over all a good day.
Posted By: Jon Frank
May 08 2011
Steve Alexander
Keeper
Member Since :
2010
Number of Posts :
415
Jon,
Thanks for the update. I was in great hopes that the lake was full or close to it with the last heavy rainfalls. It goes to show you how dry we really were and how much the ground soaked in the rain.
I hope the water clarity was closer to 18 inches than 6 inches; as 6 inches is about as murky, turbid as any water I have ever seen. Either we have a really good phytoplankton bloom, muddy water from the rainfall, or another physical issue. I will do some investigating on the 6 inch clear water.