30000cfs ???

[JayKay]

Regarding flushing smelt, I noted a lot of them Saturday night while wading on the Missouri north of Bismarck. Also plenty of shad the Wednesday before. Water was about 18" higher from Wednesday to Saturday of last week.

 

[Bfishn]

Up about 2 feet in past week. In the past decade, Ive never seen fewer boats at Hazelton on a spring morning than i did yesterday. fishing was Sloooow!

 

[guywhofishes]

Are those diurnal pulses from melt or is that the dam controlling those for generation?

 

[Bfishn]

Are those diurnal pulses from melt or is that the dam controlling those for generation?

I would assume those pulses are from the dam, but that is a 100% uneducated guess.

 

[JayKay]

Day-time discharge (higher electricity consumption) versus nighttime discharges. The daytime water depth is much greater than during the night. Very noticeable at the tailrace boat ramp.

 

[guywhofishes]

thanks - that's what I figured - had to ask because I see the exact same pulse behavior from the Red in the spring due to warming/melting

 

[JayKay]

I sometimes forget that Garrison dam's primary reason for existence is not to grow fish.

 

[wildeyes]

So, going to 35000 cfs by mid may should be interesting for the reel and rec on the 20th

 

[DirtyMike]

So, going to 35000 cfs by mid may should be interesting for the reel and rec on the 20th

I think after next weekend, I'm going to start preparing for Sak and Devils. Then forget about my 2017 spring river fishing season.

 

[wildeyes]

DM, with that kind of flow tailrace should light up. Just saying. Jaykay this could be fun.

 

[DirtyMike]

DM, with that kind of flow tailrace should light up. Just saying. Jaykay this could be fun.

Go oooon.

 

[JayKay]

As recently as Wednesday, the wading was tough. Not brutal... managed two fish. Two others near me each got two. Nothing to write home about, but better than nothing.

On the other hand, the weather has been top-notch. Almost too nice.

I hope for good things from the 'race this summer. It can't be much worse than river fishing by Bismarck.

 

[eliminator]

Heard today from a corp person that they were going to 35000 this week-----Must be more runoff coming than they thought---surprise surprise

 

[MSA]

I sometimes forget that Garrison dam's primary reason for existence is not to grow fish.

I see 14lb fish come out of there every year.