The ever elusive Fox River Gar
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 6:54 pm
No pictures though. Been feeding Dale little bits all weekend to put up. Probably driving him crazy.
Just got back from the creek and fired off this to him.
I have Friday off for a morning graduation ceremony for my daughter. The afternoon should see the river below 3000 cfs. I know where I'll be.
From a half hour tonight:
They changed the course of Blackberry Creek again in order to fix the damage done by the floods and to finally get the coffer dam out of there. I'll bet they're done by the end of the week with the weather the way it is.
This killed the fishing in the pool below the old dam. Eight missed little hits and three little things barely worth reeling in.
Did finally get to see the ever elusive gar. I've heard that they dwell in the stretch from Yorkville all the way down. I've assumed some of the porpoising I've seen over the years were them, it's different than carp, but never could verify that.
Saw a school of a half dozen gar cruising around the pool. Maybe that's why all the other fish went away. I have no clue what gar snack on. Beautiful fish though. Two of them were well over three feet long.
The creeks are all pretty much back to normal, but the Fox is still cruising along at 3900 cfs. That's normal high water for this time of year. If it hits 3000, I've got spots where I'm going in the water. I don't recommend others do this unless they really know what they're doing and where they're walking.
Just got back from the creek and fired off this to him.
I have Friday off for a morning graduation ceremony for my daughter. The afternoon should see the river below 3000 cfs. I know where I'll be.
From a half hour tonight:
They changed the course of Blackberry Creek again in order to fix the damage done by the floods and to finally get the coffer dam out of there. I'll bet they're done by the end of the week with the weather the way it is.
This killed the fishing in the pool below the old dam. Eight missed little hits and three little things barely worth reeling in.
Did finally get to see the ever elusive gar. I've heard that they dwell in the stretch from Yorkville all the way down. I've assumed some of the porpoising I've seen over the years were them, it's different than carp, but never could verify that.
Saw a school of a half dozen gar cruising around the pool. Maybe that's why all the other fish went away. I have no clue what gar snack on. Beautiful fish though. Two of them were well over three feet long.
The creeks are all pretty much back to normal, but the Fox is still cruising along at 3900 cfs. That's normal high water for this time of year. If it hits 3000, I've got spots where I'm going in the water. I don't recommend others do this unless they really know what they're doing and where they're walking.