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Post by dlinzy on Aug 20, 2017 17:10:07 GMT -6
Getting Pretty Narrow, still slow water filled with Kentucky Bass 1 to 3 Lbs.
Pics added below........ Via FlickR
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Post by darrelln09 on Aug 20, 2017 17:29:16 GMT -6
Your images aren't showing. There's just a graphic that says you need to update your Photobucket account to "enable 3rd party hosting".
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Post by mirvc17 on Aug 20, 2017 18:04:14 GMT -6
Dropbox is one...another is Flikr I think (I don't have either).
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Post by darrelln09 on Aug 20, 2017 18:22:15 GMT -6
Where can I host photos without paying a fee? Photobucket might work if you get the 3rd party settings right. Does that require a fee? |
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Post by jonbo on Aug 21, 2017 17:04:28 GMT -6
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Post by bradbessett on Aug 22, 2017 7:27:22 GMT -6
Can you no longer upload photos directly?
And when you say narrowing, are they attempting to narrow the entire "lake" or just the area where the bridge will go in?
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Post by turfdawg on Aug 22, 2017 7:55:56 GMT -6
From the pics I have seen it's just the bridge area
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Post by Fenwick on Aug 22, 2017 9:20:16 GMT -6
That turfdawg guy went off to Pagosa Springs last week and was s'posta post all sorts'a cool photos and stories and stuff. I hope he doesn't link to Photobucket when he gets around to the posting.  |
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Post by turfdawg on Aug 22, 2017 16:00:12 GMT -6
That turfdawg guy went off to Pagosa Springs last week and was s'posta post all sorts'a cool photos and stories and stuff. I hope he doesn't link to Photobucket when he gets around to the posting. Just got in. I'll try and post in a day or so. |
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Post by texanfisherman on Aug 23, 2017 8:27:52 GMT -6
I would love to see some recent pictures of the river.
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Post by dlinzy on Aug 23, 2017 11:21:26 GMT -6
Cold Hole "Bridge" area...
![DSC_0184[1]](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/36620116561_0d5f30f755_c.jpg)
Narrows at the end of Cold Hole...
![DSC_0192[1]](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4356/36619605111_96d671971d_c.jpg)
Right before the Bluffs....
![DSC_0193[1]](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/35951464603_29c9a9944d_c.jpg)
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Post by texanfisherman on Aug 23, 2017 12:13:29 GMT -6
Awesome...thanks! I like to know what to expect in October. |
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Post by golferjeff on Aug 23, 2017 13:55:55 GMT -6
They have yet again taken out some fishable water and replaced it with rock and caliche
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Post by mirvc17 on Aug 23, 2017 16:45:13 GMT -6
Was there some idea to create a mini pond in the middle of the river (in some kind of Cold Hole spirit)? Why move all of the rocks to create "the narrows" yet leave this disgusting mass of slow moving junk water? Is this supposed to appeal to the bait angler? Or so we can practice our still water techniques?
This IS a river isn't it?
Sorry, I'm annoyed.
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Post by jonbo on Aug 23, 2017 17:08:40 GMT -6
Who has been moving the rock and gravel around, and why? I had the idea from discussion a couple of weeks ago or so that the Corps had messed around at the big ol' pile o' rocks, effectively closed off the channel on the Cypress woods side, and some other stuff. I thought this was to somehow ensure free passage of water so they wouldn't get back-flooded somehow while they worked on replacing the bridge. OR SOMETHING. I don't know now what gave me that idea. Something I read, I think.
So, anyway, who's done all this? Is Game and Fish behind it and they're trying to improve the fishing experience? I should hardly think so. It's too darned ugly now, straight narrow fast runs interrupted by deep still pools. I go up there for a minute whenever I'm at the Evening Hole to marvel at the hideousness of it. So WHAT GIVES? Anyone know or have a decent idea? I have no problem with it if it's temporary. If they have to take their time fixing the river back up, so be it. I know budgets are always stretched thin. But if this is just the way it's going to be now between the Evening Hole and the Cold Hole Bridge I'm going to be severely disappointed, because it's a mess.
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Post by hankinsfly on Aug 23, 2017 17:20:49 GMT -6
Was there some idea to create a mini pond in the middle of the river (in some kind of Cold Hole spirit)? Why move all of the rocks to create "the narrows" yet leave this disgusting mass of slow moving junk water? Is this supposed to appeal to the bait angler? Or so we can practice our still water techniques? This IS a river isn't it? Sorry, I'm annoyed. I was just reading up on fishing chironomids last night.... |
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Post by mirvc17 on Aug 23, 2017 18:27:16 GMT -6
How can I "dislike" that post  Hey I fish chironomid patterns too--primarily Zebra midges. |
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Post by hankinsfly on Aug 23, 2017 18:35:08 GMT -6
Plenty of them in Medicine Creek! Match the Hatch!
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Post by mirvc17 on Aug 23, 2017 18:45:32 GMT -6
Yeah not much else...Dorsey's Medallion Midge is an even better choice there!
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Post by jonbo on Aug 23, 2017 20:03:29 GMT -6
Yeah not much else...Dorsey's Medallion Midge is an even better choice there! I just looked it up. That thing looks really fancy! I wouldn't even try to tie it. All I tie midge-wise are simple zebras with maybe a bit of flash or cdc just behind the head. I am a lazy fly-tyer by nature. No Dorsey's Medallion Midge for me! |
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Post by mirvc17 on Aug 23, 2017 20:22:38 GMT -6
Jonbo,
It's not too complicated: #18-24 TMC 101 hook, Dark brown 8/0 uni thread, White 6/0 Uni for the rib, Rust-brown superfine for the thorax and Medium Dun Medallion Sheeting (get STALCUP'S Medallion Wing Sheeting--it's the best. Feather-craft sells it)
If you're interested in a good book with step by step instructions and pictures, get Pat Dorsey's Tying & Fishing Tailwater Flies... great book. Has some tactics and tips in it as well...
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Post by golferjeff on Aug 24, 2017 7:42:19 GMT -6
Under the new regs, the mass of slow water will be in the red zone...... perfect, just what we need. I believe this is COE and State work. Not sure if ODWC is even involved. To me, it just keeps getting worse in that area.
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Post by texanfisherman on Aug 24, 2017 7:44:31 GMT -6
So, anyway, who's done all this? Is Game and Fish behind it and they're trying to improve the fishing experience? I should hardly think so. It's too darned ugly now, straight narrow fast runs interrupted by deep still pools. I go up there for a minute whenever I'm at the Evening Hole to marvel at the hideousness of it. So WHAT GIVES? Anyone know or have a decent idea? I have no problem with it if it's temporary. If they have to take their time fixing the river back up, so be it. I know budgets are always stretched thin. But if this is just the way it's going to be now between the Evening Hole and the Cold Hole Bridge I'm going to be severely disappointed, because it's a mess. I really feel like the budget thing is BS. If I could get the green light, I would rent equipment myself (on my own dime), and dig out a proper channel. I can't imagine that it would take me more than a few days and around $2000 or so. I would gladly donate that much if I could see that the work is done properly. I'd dig out a winding channel with cuts and random boulders in a repeating riffle/run/pool config. Why is that so hard? They can't do that? WTF? And yes, I understand that some of the areas are bedrock. However, the area from the start of cold hole to the EH bridge is relatively flat with LOTS of material to work with (material that was previously in Spillway Creek). |
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Post by jonbo on Aug 24, 2017 7:58:10 GMT -6
So, anyway, who's done all this? Is Game and Fish behind it and they're trying to improve the fishing experience? I should hardly think so. It's too darned ugly now, straight narrow fast runs interrupted by deep still pools. I go up there for a minute whenever I'm at the Evening Hole to marvel at the hideousness of it. So WHAT GIVES? Anyone know or have a decent idea? I have no problem with it if it's temporary. If they have to take their time fixing the river back up, so be it. I know budgets are always stretched thin. But if this is just the way it's going to be now between the Evening Hole and the Cold Hole Bridge I'm going to be severely disappointed, because it's a mess. I really feel like the budget thing is BS. If I could get the green light, I would rent equipment myself (on my own dime), and dig out a proper channel. I can't imagine that it would take me more than a few days and around $2000 or so. I would gladly donate that much if I could see that the work is done properly. I'd dig out a winding channel with cuts and random boulders in a repeating riffle/run/pool config. Why is that so hard? They can't do that? WTF? And yes, I understand that some of the areas are bedrock. However, the area from the start of cold hole to the EH bridge is relatively flat with LOTS of material to work with (material that was previously in Spillway Creek). Well, I just want to be sure that something like that is NOT in the plans before I get officially ticked. If the ugly way it is now is only temporary until, say, the CH bridge is completed, or something, I'm willing to live with it for quite awhile (as if there's anything I can do about it anyway! ). |
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Post by captwoody on Aug 24, 2017 13:49:14 GMT -6
I really hope they will consult with a biologist on the river design if they work on it again. It wouldn't require much more to do it correctly when the equipment is there. The state should be able to provide a biologist (or bring Tyler back for the project!)
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Hey I fish chironomid patterns too--primarily Zebra midges.