Fly Fishing

[Slabprowler]

Thanks for sharing all the info ! I sure hope they limit some of the heavy traffic it’s unreal how may folks go down that river ! We always enjoy fishing it .it used to be a big family deal to go camping their 2-3 weeks each year back when you could camp on their other side.I have waked to the spillway many times as a youngster with my grandpa most my family that used to go are gone on now but me and my brother still try to make a couple trips a year finally learning how to catch some good fish while generating also we catch some real good gills out of their in certain places but haven’t ever figured out the crappie other than a few here and their and the walleyes that we’re stocked in their 25-30 years ago ought to be good size by now but can’t seam to find them either!

[Alphahawk]

Thanks for sharing all the info ! I sure hope they limit some of the heavy traffic it’s unreal how may folks go down that river ! We always enjoy fishing it .it used to be a big family deal to go camping their 2-3 weeks each year back when you could camp on their other side.I have waked to the spillway many times as a youngster with my grandpa most my family that used to go are gone on now but me and my brother still try to make a couple trips a year finally learning how to catch some good fish while generating also we catch some real good gills out of their in certain places but haven’t ever figured out the crappie other than a few here and their and the walleyes that we’re stocked in their 25-30 years ago ought to be good size by now but can’t seam to find them either!

Crappie and walleye are there. Most catch the walleye at night. The Gills in there may not have the length but they are very chunky.....also full of big rock bass. There is no doubt in my mind from about February all the way through the fall......the crappie bite falls off somewhat in the December, January time frame.....I could catch all I want. I am only able to fish it when someone goes with me. With one or more generators going it is a 2 man launch and retrieve.....at lest for most older folks. The ramp on the campground side has a lot of current......and the ramp on other side is just too flat for most boats to use. Most of the time when I am up there for the crappie bite it takes us about 2 hours and we’re done....just a great place.

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[ET Fish]

Crappie and walleye are there. Most catch the walleye at night. The Gills in there may not have the length but they are very chunky.....also full of big rock bass. There is no doubt in my mind from about February all the way through the fall......the crappie bite falls off somewhat in the December, January time frame.....I could catch all I want. I am only able to fish it when someone goes with me. With one or more generators going it is a 2 man launch and retrieve.....at lest for most older folks. The ramp on the campground side has a lot of current......and the ramp on other side is just too flat for most boats to use. Most of the time when I am up there for the crappie bite it takes us about 2 hours and we’re done....just a great place.

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Awesome! I understand that Black Nose are common in Center Hill. I can’t see the tops of the fish in your pics. Are they Blacks?

[Alphahawk]

Awesome! I understand that Black Nose are common in Center Hill. I can’t see the tops of the fish in your pics. Are they Blacks?

Most are black nose....with a white or two sometimes mixed in.....and many times all we catch will be black nose. I also fish up in the lake...not as much as I should.....and all I have ever caught up in the lake is black nose. The crappie below the dam are great fish....but when you get on those black nose up in the lake your whole limit is subject to look like this black nose.


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[ET Fish]

That’s a TARP!

[Alphahawk]

That’s a TARP!

Around this area if one wants a TARP crappie Center Hill is the place to get it. I have caught quite a few TARPs but never put in for any certificates. When I had my kayaks I was headed out to a spot to fish for Smallies. On the way out I paddled over a bed that had 60-70 fish on it. They were in about 6 feet of water and with that water being so clear you could see them. The wind was too much for me out in the bay so I left my nephew out there and I came back and stuck every crappie on that bed.....at least I think everyone. I caught and released 60 that day.....and while I did not measure any of them many were 14 inches. The photos are not so good as I was trying not to show where I was fishing.....a lot would have recognized the place. The lake is full of big black nose...but.....they have been working on that dam for about 17 years now and the lake has not been to full pool since that time. Only cover really is rock. It was supposed to be finished and brought up to full pool this spring. TWRA had already put out an article about how the fishing would be off the charts this spring. Well now that has been put off. I have been told by a Corp guy that it will probably not be back to full pool for maybe 6-10 years. Pretty disheartening for me. The low level has affected the fishing...not that you can’t catch fish there it is just not what it was.


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[ET Fish]

Those are beautiful fish! You’ve convinced me to take a few more road trips!