Jimbo
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GBRA is stepping down the flows again today. Looks like they be settling around 640cfs. With the inflows of 528cfs and dropping now, continue to watch the releases for another drop. At 640cfs even the biggest burliest wader will have trouble wading the river. I would continue to wait till flows drop below 600cfs as there are not many places where you can cross the river at these flows. The good news is there will be places where you can fish the edge of the river you’re standing on, but use extreme caution, don’t proceed if you can’t see or feel the bottom of the river in front of you with your wading staff (another must have item in high flows, if you don’t have one GET ONE and use it).
Also it is important to understand that the recent 3000cfs flows will have changed the river bottom in many places. Don’t assume the river you are trying to fish is the same as last year. Assume it changed and take your time to avoid going under. If you do get dunked in your waders (always use a wading belt and keep it tight) swim perpendicular to the bank and don’t stop till you get there. Never try to swim against the current! Assume the current will carry you downstream some distance and look for your exit spot there. Once on the bank, then dump excess water out of your waders and go get into some dry cloths to avoid hypothermia. This is a good time to think about bringing a change of clothes, from your head to your toes, and a towel for just such a reason. BE SAFE out there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jimbo
Good question, Dustin Scott is doing most the work on the forum. He started out talking to me when I asked and it sounded like: Blah. blah, blah,…. I’m a flint and steel guy whose understanding of electronic devices and softwear ends with the electric blub. He did say something about it being easier for those joining to be automatically entered into the LAP member data base. Other than that I’m clueless.
I liked the old forum myself, but I can’t design any softwear or a website, so I don’t have a choice about it.
Jimbo
schmitz
When it’s real cold, ski gloves work the best being waterproof. When it’s warmer just good old cheap leather work gloves. They get wet but it doesn’t really matter. You make the call, their your hands after-all.
Jimbo
Matt ATX
You’re going to need those waders, forecast has the low in the morning in the mid-40’s. Wading wet is not an option in those temps !!!! Dress in layers so as it warms up and you work up a sweat you can peal layers off.
Jimbo
Bruce02
We actually stock 12,000lbs of Rainbows and 2,000lbs of Browns…..
As far as GBRA dropping the flows, they have made no announcements yet. There is about 150cfs difference between the inflows to the lake and the releases. I do expect they will start dropping releases soon, but I don’t know when. One thing for sure they won’t drop the flows just because we want to wade fish.
Jimbo
Mhamletts
We don’t stock more Browns because of the cost. Right now Rainbows cost $5.50/lb Browns cost $8.30/lb and we are trying to hold down the ever increasing costs of the LAP. We don’t stock Cutthroats or Brookies, because they really need colder water to survive. Browns can take a little warmer temps than Rainbows, but not by much. What we are looking for is hopefully Browns will holdover and spawn with greater success than the Rainbows, but that to is not proven yet.
Jimbo
We need a minimum of about 30 volunteers to handle the necessary bucketing needed at some sites. That being said water temps and flows are so good this fall we could stock just about anywhere. So the more hands the merrier. Most years we have so many volunteers on the first stocking you have to take turns carrying the Trout to the water. A few years we have so many volunteers we actually create a traffic jam on River Road. We will have 2 more Rainbow Trout stockings and the next one will be the more labor intensive as we really spread them out and we’ll need the most hands. The Brown Trout stocking we don’t need as many, a minimum of about 20 volunteers are needed because there’s just a few places to stock. The Fishery Committee is just about finished up deciding on our stocking strategy and how many total sites we want to stock. It’s going to be a good season!
Jimbo
We will have 4 stockings this season, 3 Rainbow stockings and 1 Brown stocking.
We should be through stocking by 1pm, but you can also leave anytime you want to meet other schedules.
Jimbo
kennthwobler
I would like everyone to give them 24hours to acclimate before fishing for them.
Jimbo
It is very surprising. I talked to Dan and they tried everything. They should have caught something, Perch, Bass, or even Stripers, something !?!, but nothing struck in the high flows. I am thinking it had more to do with the weather and the mood of the fish than the lack of fish. We had good numbers of Rainbows and Browns in the tubers loop before the flows went up. I believe they are still there, and once things settle down they will show up in our nets. That being said flows went up a little to 824cfs and it’s still too high to try wade fishing.
Jimbo
LindaLeal
He can come only if he’s finished all his vegetables…..
In other words absolutely !
Jimbo
Announcements are made by e-mail to LAP members and a topic started on the forum for a head count 10 days before the actual date. And that time has not come yet.
Jimbo
That is correct. But the office should be open early every morning. Our Leases are from dawn (30 minutes before sunup, as in the time advertised in newspapers) to dusk (30 minutes after sundown). If you do get there and the office is not open yet, then you can fish for a short time, no more than 1 hour, and then go back by the office to check in. Even if the fishing is good, don’t abuse this privilege, go back within 1 hour and check in. The manager has also said she going to have coffee and maybe some breakfast items. So there’s even more of a reason to check in…..
Jimbo
I talked with our IT guy. Currently the only time and place you can buy day passes is when you sign up for GRTU/LAP membership, and you can’t do it independently right now. He says that after LAP memberships are sold out (about 75 left now) he will be able to set it up where you can come to the website and buy day passes all by themselves. So if you missed out they will become available on the website in the future.
Jimbo
Negatory Ghostwriter…..
Whitewater Camping sits behind Whitewater Sports away from the river. It’s the old condo complex on the hill that never really got off the ground. As soon as we over come the technical difficulties I will host images on this forum and send out an e-mail blast which I just found out is not functioning either. Anyway we have IT working on the solutions now and it should be just a few days.
Jimbo
