Might pound an acre of river on Sunday - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T12:13:28Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/might-pound-an-acre-of-river-on-sunday?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks; you also!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-07:2036984:Comment:5833342015-02-07T23:52:37.460ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>Thanks; you also!</p>
<p>Thanks; you also!</p> Good luck.....enjoy your trip!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-07:2036984:Comment:5831572015-02-07T23:20:53.753ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>Good luck.....enjoy your trip!</p>
<p>Good luck.....enjoy your trip!</p> It is supposed to be mid to u…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-07:2036984:Comment:5833902015-02-07T23:06:07.174ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>It is supposed to be mid to upper 60s tomorrow and I am headed here, at least for a few minutes. A friend and I are going to float from here to the next access. Flow is low but should be good enough. We will certainly try for a bit below the dam before starting down.</p>
<p>It is supposed to be mid to upper 60s tomorrow and I am headed here, at least for a few minutes. A friend and I are going to float from here to the next access. Flow is low but should be good enough. We will certainly try for a bit below the dam before starting down.</p> and maybe it is a good idea s…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-24:2036984:Comment:5797952015-01-24T14:18:55.831ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>and maybe it is a good idea still. See <a href="http://bigbluegill.com/profiles/blogs/dam-controlled-rivers" target="_self">this blog post for an explanation</a>.</p>
<p>and maybe it is a good idea still. See <a href="http://bigbluegill.com/profiles/blogs/dam-controlled-rivers" target="_self">this blog post for an explanation</a>.</p> My depth finder will be a wei…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-23:2036984:Comment:5796852015-01-23T17:57:38.486ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>My depth finder will be a weight on a Dock Demon; my Humminbird should have arrived in Eufala yesterday but is still in the capable hands of the USPS...</p>
<p>I have seen it at really low water. Deepest is near the shoals below the dam. Water will likely be running over them, but they probably won't be submerged.</p>
<p>Poking around a little, I may have changed my mind. It does get muddier than I thought.…</p>
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<p>My depth finder will be a weight on a Dock Demon; my Humminbird should have arrived in Eufala yesterday but is still in the capable hands of the USPS...</p>
<p>I have seen it at really low water. Deepest is near the shoals below the dam. Water will likely be running over them, but they probably won't be submerged.</p>
<p>Poking around a little, I may have changed my mind. It does get muddier than I thought.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ncangler.com/forums/threads/30631-Milburnie-Dam-4-8?p=259248#post259248" target="_blank">http://www.ncangler.com/forums/threads/30631-Milburnie-Dam-4-8?p=259248#post259248</a></p>
<p></p> hopefully you will have some…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-23:2036984:Comment:5795242015-01-23T17:36:57.834Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p>hopefully you will have some kind of depth -fish finder;; that can help you. looks like a hunt to find them tho!! if a drop off-- is close to shallow water;; I would start in that area. </p>
<p>hopefully you will have some kind of depth -fish finder;; that can help you. looks like a hunt to find them tho!! if a drop off-- is close to shallow water;; I would start in that area. </p> if the area is over run with…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-23:2036984:Comment:5794612015-01-23T17:02:19.685ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>if the area is over run with people (I doubt it), Plan B is the next canoe ramp, about a 5 mile drive, that is just above the muddy creek confluence and has a decent stretch of flatwater above it.</p>
<p>if the area is over run with people (I doubt it), Plan B is the next canoe ramp, about a 5 mile drive, that is just above the muddy creek confluence and has a decent stretch of flatwater above it.</p> Not as much as you might expe…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-23:2036984:Comment:5796812015-01-23T16:44:30.725ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>Not as much as you might expect. It is not safely wadable more than a few feet from shore and you have to carry a boat down to the water. The little mini cove on the right where the tree's shadow is will likely have bank fishermen pretty much claiming it. But it is unusual to see more than one or two kayaks or canoes fishing it even in good weather.…</p>
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<p>Not as much as you might expect. It is not safely wadable more than a few feet from shore and you have to carry a boat down to the water. The little mini cove on the right where the tree's shadow is will likely have bank fishermen pretty much claiming it. But it is unusual to see more than one or two kayaks or canoes fishing it even in good weather.</p>
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<p>gotta love fishing the tailrace... caught alot of jumbos at the dam bases. however like you say they do attract alot of fishing traffic.</p>
<p>gotta love fishing the tailrace... caught alot of jumbos at the dam bases. however like you say they do attract alot of fishing traffic.</p> A couple of forgotten details…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-23:2036984:Comment:5795932015-01-23T16:01:29.852ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>A couple of forgotten details. Above the dam is almost never fished because it is awful. It's a silt trap; one of the reasons this one hasn't been removed yet is concern about what it will do to the stretch below for a couple of years if they tear it down and let all that wash downstream. Plus there are some wetlands created by it. Right at the bottom of the picture there is a riffle or small rapid depending on water flow. I am not running a shuttle down to the next access and don't want to…</p>
<p>A couple of forgotten details. Above the dam is almost never fished because it is awful. It's a silt trap; one of the reasons this one hasn't been removed yet is concern about what it will do to the stretch below for a couple of years if they tear it down and let all that wash downstream. Plus there are some wetlands created by it. Right at the bottom of the picture there is a riffle or small rapid depending on water flow. I am not running a shuttle down to the next access and don't want to wade to get back, so I am staying in the picture. Probably will only be there a couple of hours early afternoon.</p>
<p>Another edit - even if it is high, it will be reasonably clear. Not completely as there are a few small side creeks, but most of its flow is from the dam of a large lake. Just a few miles downstream a large creek will bring in the run off from about half the parking lots in Raleigh and it will be a muddy mess from there to the ocean for a few days.</p>