10-09-07 Willard Bay

[swedishfish]

[font "Calibri"][size 3]Went to the Willard north marina this morning before work.[/size][/font]

[size 3][font "Calibri"] The weather was beautiful. Not a cloud in the sky and no wind – even though 2 of the 3 weather sites I looked at predicted winds well over 10 mph. Fished from 7:00 to 11:00 and netted two 16”channel cats. Had 3 more play for a little while until they decided to spit out my hook. Water temp was a chilly 48 degrees at the ramp when I launched (my tube) and was 51 degrees out on the lake. All fish and bites came in 9 feet of water.[/font][/size]

[font "Calibri"][size 3]I haven’t followed the stories regarding the dike repairs, so I am not well versed on the timelines involved. But, for what it is worth, I ran into 3 guys from the Bureau of Reclamation out taking pictures and assessing the current water levels. In talking with them, they felt that the work will not be done until 2010, even though they claimed engineers on the project are predicting it will be done sooner.[/size][/font]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Glad you were able to get out. I was delayed a day in getting out of town and should have gone with you. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The repairs they did this last year are only a minor part of the whole program. Next spring they will be taking out a whole long section of the dike and working on the subsoil. The original dike was built on some marshy area that has very loose and porous soil. That is the type of area where the leak started and there are hundreds of yards of dike that are in that situation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had heard that it would be about 2 years. If government agencies are involved, you will need to add a lot of extra time.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Too bad. Looks like the wiper fishing is gonna be shot for awhile.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Wanna go chase some tiger trout at Huntington after I get back?[/#0000ff]
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[swedishfish]

Ya, I thought you were already gone. I should have PM'd you though, it would have been nice to have some company.

Yes, I definitely want to go catch some tigers when you get back!
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[Flycasting]

Thanks for the report. [cool]

Willard is one of my favorite places, but the wiper fishing from the tube this year was very disappointing, to say the least. When the water gets that low and the wind starts blowing, it turns the water brownish green, and the sight feeders are hard to catch.

It seems like the kitties are willing to play most of the time though... [cool]
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