07-24-2014, 04:21 AM
Went to WB today after work. On the water about 5 PM, only one other rig in the south parking lot when I got there.
South entrance has that big yellow sign on it again already.
"Launch Ramps closed due to low water" Not really closed, but for sure launch at your own risk.
OK here are the water levels I noted:
At the dock (west dock) about 2 ft. Out in the middle of marina, about 3-4 ft. Just after turning left out of marina into channel about 5 ft. Stay in the middle and it runs from 5 to 10 ft. Just past the buoys, comes up to about 4.5 ft. for just a few yards, then starts a gradual down grade to about 11 ft. South of the island going east to west varies from 11 ft. to 8 ft. with a few small depressions along the way at 8.5 - 9 ft.
Air temp at 5 PM launch was 98*, water temp from 84 to 87* depending how shallow.
Saw maybe 2 other fishin boats within my range of vision. About 3 or 4 ski boats, but all being nice today. Saw what may have been 2 or 3 bank tanglers along the south wall west of the marina inlet.
I kind of hop-scotched around to several "holes" (barely depressions in the bottom, but some deeper than area around them) Didn't have time to go all the way to the west wall - south corner area. Dropped anchor about 100 yards north of the south marina buoys, slightly off to the west of the 9 to 11 ft. cut that runs out from the marina where it was dredged late last year. It was my last worm soaking spot before I left at 7:30, and boated 1 nice healthy cookie cutter Cat. Would have made a couple nice fillets, but I wasn't in the mood to clean fish today, so he got a reprieve and was released. Besides, forgot my phone when I left the house, no phone - no camera.............[frown]
I kind of doubt the south marina will useable much past Labor Day, maybe even earlier, except for small light boats (like mine) and the members of the plastic and inflated Navy..........[sly]
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South entrance has that big yellow sign on it again already.
"Launch Ramps closed due to low water" Not really closed, but for sure launch at your own risk.
OK here are the water levels I noted:
At the dock (west dock) about 2 ft. Out in the middle of marina, about 3-4 ft. Just after turning left out of marina into channel about 5 ft. Stay in the middle and it runs from 5 to 10 ft. Just past the buoys, comes up to about 4.5 ft. for just a few yards, then starts a gradual down grade to about 11 ft. South of the island going east to west varies from 11 ft. to 8 ft. with a few small depressions along the way at 8.5 - 9 ft.
Air temp at 5 PM launch was 98*, water temp from 84 to 87* depending how shallow.
Saw maybe 2 other fishin boats within my range of vision. About 3 or 4 ski boats, but all being nice today. Saw what may have been 2 or 3 bank tanglers along the south wall west of the marina inlet.
I kind of hop-scotched around to several "holes" (barely depressions in the bottom, but some deeper than area around them) Didn't have time to go all the way to the west wall - south corner area. Dropped anchor about 100 yards north of the south marina buoys, slightly off to the west of the 9 to 11 ft. cut that runs out from the marina where it was dredged late last year. It was my last worm soaking spot before I left at 7:30, and boated 1 nice healthy cookie cutter Cat. Would have made a couple nice fillets, but I wasn't in the mood to clean fish today, so he got a reprieve and was released. Besides, forgot my phone when I left the house, no phone - no camera.............[frown]
I kind of doubt the south marina will useable much past Labor Day, maybe even earlier, except for small light boats (like mine) and the members of the plastic and inflated Navy..........[sly]
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"OCD = Obsessive Catfish Disorder "
Or so it says on my license plate holder
Or so it says on my license plate holder