Quote Originally Posted by henrym.h. View Post
Don, I am looking forward to flyfishing as you suggested. Will this limit that you complain about (based only upon your rights) affect my success? Henry
Henry,

I have fly fished the flowage many times, especially during the big mayfly hatch and had great success, not only on smallies and panfish, but on walleyes also. It was during the time when the flowage was drawn down at least 6 to 8 feet, and come spring when the ice went out there were dead fish all over that died due to lack of oxygen. Several friends and I not only fly fished the shallows but did it wearing waders or hip boots and not only caught some very nice fish, but also found many crankbaits and jigs snagged on the once submerged stumps, just had to wear a mask to hide the smell of decaying fish. The water levels at one time to be exact was so low that you had a very difficult time trying to launch a boat. We spent hours if not days wading around the shorelines fishing the deep pockets, catching fish and retreiving baits. And by the way, this 2 bag limit that we are looking at not only affects me and my rights, but all other guides, resort and cabin owners, and the general public who pay not only higher gas prices to get up here, but the same price for a fishing lisence as last year and only able to keep 2 eyes. Help me out on this one. Will it affect your success, that all depends on how many eyes are speared and how much time you put in, once you have your limit of eyes, there's plenty of panfish to fill the void.

Good luck to you, and by the way, I did here today that the water level on the flowage has come up 10 inches, can't confirm it, but let's hope it's true.