04-22-2003, 08:27 PM
well the lamprey traps were put up before friday , which makes me think the d.n.r. expects the run to finally start .
i was there saturday , there were about 40 guys at the dam and only two small ones taken at daylight , then it shutdown , no bumps or hits at all for the rest of the day . you could see walleye in the water . there was nothing taken at the pierhead sunday , most of the guys i talked to had been there since daylight .
we have had some rain , and the temps are up , there was only a thin layer of ice on the pond that should be gone by now .
i am guessing yes to taking the rod , for them to put the traps out means the fish count thru the weir has been increasing , the rains and rising temps are good but not perfect .
the whirlpool boatlaunch east of the dam is an excelent spot ( theres a few deep holes there ), the boat launch just past the dam a couple hundred yards is fantastic , but full of logs .great habitat ! waders will be a must have item ! at the dam itself will probably be crowded , theres going to be a lot of impatient guys there .
a lot of guys launch at whirlpool and head down river , thats going to spook the fish bad . every spot to the west should do good .
tell your buddy that the turkeys usually head to the roads between 9 and 10 in the mournings to get gravel for there digestion . they will keep to the roads if it is raining or drisiling , they hate walking in wet grass .
turkeys will paralell a road between ten and fourtey feet untill they cross . they like flat open areas to walk thru and hit the highest hills with trees for roosting . if he spooks one up into a pine , he might as well give up , he'll never find it ! casually walking will not spook a turkey , but stalking and sudden stopping will alarm them . if they are spooked they will stand right up against a tree and not move a flintch for hours . they will also travel deer trails , less for them to brush up against .
one mistake a lot of guys do is to find a rotted tree near a clearing to hide in , this is the spot a where turkey goes to eat fresh bugs that are emerging , instead find a small clump of brush or a pine to hide in near the rotting tree .
if your bud gets one , have him save a few feathers for dave's fly tieing . he'll appreatiate that !
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i was there saturday , there were about 40 guys at the dam and only two small ones taken at daylight , then it shutdown , no bumps or hits at all for the rest of the day . you could see walleye in the water . there was nothing taken at the pierhead sunday , most of the guys i talked to had been there since daylight .
we have had some rain , and the temps are up , there was only a thin layer of ice on the pond that should be gone by now .
i am guessing yes to taking the rod , for them to put the traps out means the fish count thru the weir has been increasing , the rains and rising temps are good but not perfect .
the whirlpool boatlaunch east of the dam is an excelent spot ( theres a few deep holes there ), the boat launch just past the dam a couple hundred yards is fantastic , but full of logs .great habitat ! waders will be a must have item ! at the dam itself will probably be crowded , theres going to be a lot of impatient guys there .
a lot of guys launch at whirlpool and head down river , thats going to spook the fish bad . every spot to the west should do good .
tell your buddy that the turkeys usually head to the roads between 9 and 10 in the mournings to get gravel for there digestion . they will keep to the roads if it is raining or drisiling , they hate walking in wet grass .
turkeys will paralell a road between ten and fourtey feet untill they cross . they like flat open areas to walk thru and hit the highest hills with trees for roosting . if he spooks one up into a pine , he might as well give up , he'll never find it ! casually walking will not spook a turkey , but stalking and sudden stopping will alarm them . if they are spooked they will stand right up against a tree and not move a flintch for hours . they will also travel deer trails , less for them to brush up against .
one mistake a lot of guys do is to find a rotted tree near a clearing to hide in , this is the spot a where turkey goes to eat fresh bugs that are emerging , instead find a small clump of brush or a pine to hide in near the rotting tree .
if your bud gets one , have him save a few feathers for dave's fly tieing . he'll appreatiate that !
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