Arkansas River 5/21/2012 - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T13:23:41Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/arkansas-river-5-21-2012?feed=yes&xn_auth=noAcademy Sports.....I love tha…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-24:2036984:Comment:2719952012-05-24T00:24:47.245ZVince Fuscohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/VinceFusco
<p>Academy Sports.....I love that store. I call it a no frills BPS. Good prices too!</p>
<p>Academy Sports.....I love that store. I call it a no frills BPS. Good prices too!</p> Allen good movie and love tha…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-22:2036984:Comment:2711782012-05-22T04:14:19.120Zdick tabberthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/dicktabbert
<p>Allen good movie and love that river fishing. Never know what that next bite will be its always a surprise.</p>
<p>Allen good movie and love that river fishing. Never know what that next bite will be its always a surprise.</p> Don't get me started. You ha…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-22:2036984:Comment:2713942012-05-22T02:14:28.787ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>Don't get me started. You have to time your fishing with the water release, and how much flow is coming down-river. There is a schedule posted online when they are going to turn the turbines on. It doesn't mean they follow it. They were supposed to generate for a few hours Sunday, and they never did. If they do turn the turbines on, you have 6 - 8 hours before the "surge" hits where I'm fishing. Since they don't always follow the schedule, you have to keep an eye out. If you notice the…</p>
<p>Don't get me started. You have to time your fishing with the water release, and how much flow is coming down-river. There is a schedule posted online when they are going to turn the turbines on. It doesn't mean they follow it. They were supposed to generate for a few hours Sunday, and they never did. If they do turn the turbines on, you have 6 - 8 hours before the "surge" hits where I'm fishing. Since they don't always follow the schedule, you have to keep an eye out. If you notice the water coming up, get the heck out of Dodge!</p>
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<p>The Dam has a website as well, so I can check the dam to see if they are generating, and since it's listed hourly, I know when abouts to expect the "surge" at my fishing spot.</p>
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<p>Different levels of flow move the fish into different areas. Had there been about 1K cfs coming down-river, I probably would have been catching 10-lbs cats, or 10-lbs or bigger Stripers.</p> Sweet - what a varied environ…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-22:2036984:Comment:2712752012-05-22T01:56:11.750ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>Sweet - what a varied environment to fish.</p>
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<p>Sweet - what a varied environment to fish.</p>
<p></p> David, I've seen the river ev…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-22:2036984:Comment:2713232012-05-22T01:54:09.074ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>David, I've seen the river even lower! About 95 cfs coming down-river last year. Yes, there isn't much. The reason is, about 12 miles upstream, is Keystone Dam, a hydro-electric dam. No floodgates were open, and the turbines have been off for over 24 hours. This flow is just the little bit of water that hasn't made its way downstream, plus the flow from all the small creeks between this spot and the Dam.</p>
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<p>When both turbines are on, they put out 12,000 cfs. That will raise…</p>
<p>David, I've seen the river even lower! About 95 cfs coming down-river last year. Yes, there isn't much. The reason is, about 12 miles upstream, is Keystone Dam, a hydro-electric dam. No floodgates were open, and the turbines have been off for over 24 hours. This flow is just the little bit of water that hasn't made its way downstream, plus the flow from all the small creeks between this spot and the Dam.</p>
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<p>When both turbines are on, they put out 12,000 cfs. That will raise the water level about 6'. The rock bar that I has deposited all my equipment on will be completely underwater. Where I was standing, would have a few feet of water over my head. I've got some photos of this area with 40,000 cfs coming downstream. It's unbelievable.</p> I love it - the weird and won…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-22:2036984:Comment:2713222012-05-22T01:51:43.205ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>I love it - the weird and wonderful always interests me. Talk about 'Heavy Metal.'</p>
<p>I love it - the weird and wonderful always interests me. Talk about 'Heavy Metal.'</p> Ok, here’s the pics of all th…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-22:2036984:Comment:2713912012-05-22T01:44:29.683ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>Ok, here’s the pics of all the stuff I recovered. This first pic is everything, in the bucket it came home in:</p>
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<p>Since that doesn’t really give a good sense of scale, I pulled out the big “wad of crap” that I snagged and brought in:</p>
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<p>Ok, here’s the pics of all the stuff I recovered. This first pic is everything, in the bucket it came home in:</p>
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<p>[IMG]<a href="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5171/20120521loot1.jpg" target="_blank">http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5171/20120521loot1.jpg</a>[/IMG]</p>
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<p>Since that doesn’t really give a good sense of scale, I pulled out the big “wad of crap” that I snagged and brought in:</p>
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<p>[IMG]<a href="http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8056/20120521loot2.jpg" target="_blank">http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8056/20120521loot2.jpg</a>[/IMG]</p>
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<p>I managed to put that on my scale, which registered 7 lbs. Now, that’s not 7 lbs total of lead. There’s still some mono, plastic, hooks, some sand grains, not to mention it’s still damp. But, still! 7 lbs!</p>
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<p>Here’s EVERYTHING I’ve recovered over few days. I didn’t weigh this mess, but there’s got to be over 10 lbs of stuff in there. There’s even a brand-new 8 oz bank sinker in the mix.</p>
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<p>[IMG]<a href="http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7562/20120521loot3.jpg" target="_blank">http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7562/20120521loot3.jpg</a>[/IMG]</p> Okie dokie!
Or is that 'Arkie…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-22:2036984:Comment:2712702012-05-22T01:27:06.724ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>Okie dokie!</p>
<p>Or is that 'Arkie darkie'?</p>
<p>Okie dokie!</p>
<p>Or is that 'Arkie darkie'?</p> Leo, the brand name is "Game…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-22:2036984:Comment:2711552012-05-22T00:48:42.132ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>Leo, the brand name is "Game Winner", from Academy Sports.</p>
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<p>David, I just took pics of the recovered loot. I'll get it processed and uploaded later; busy cooking dinner right now.</p>
<p>Leo, the brand name is "Game Winner", from Academy Sports.</p>
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<p>David, I just took pics of the recovered loot. I'll get it processed and uploaded later; busy cooking dinner right now.</p> I wanna see the wad of crap -…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-21:2036984:Comment:2711282012-05-21T23:40:03.181ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>I wanna see the wad of crap - sounds like enough supplies for a while!</p>
<p>I wanna see the wad of crap - sounds like enough supplies for a while!</p>