Fish going thru the dams

**Eagle 1** · 08-03-2018, 06:18 PM

During the summer months I agree, however during the winter I saw first hand at Enid . While working there as a Ranger (temp . )We were called back during the 911 attack . Every night we would go down and see how many were floating to break up the boredom . People came to dip them up till they were told it was illegal by the local game and fish officer . Never saw water this high while working so no idea what goes through during summers with high water . Ole miss put a net in front of the gates one summer from Friday evening till Monday morning at 6 :00 A.M. during low water (extremely low ) They caught a few small cats .

**scrat** · 08-03-2018, 08:46 PM

I am sure some fish get sucked through the dams and below dams are always good places to fish. But when pouring the water out of a 5 gallon bucket of minnows I have noticed how they always swim in the opposite direction of the water flow therefore staying in the bucket till almost all the water is gone. By saying this I think if a fish didn't want to go through a dam it would be hard to make him because they swim pretty fast when they want to.

**feelay** · 08-05-2018, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Snubby

I'm not confused, if you read my earlier post I agree a large majority go out the spillway each year, but doubt if it's anywhere compared to the numbers harvested on the main reservoirs each year. Sardis is a different beast, she has plenty of crappie to lose and what she does lose the "guides" swarm her in full force and usually wipe that out clean in 4 to 6 weeks easy when it does happen. They don't get them all though, think numbers of decent fish exist right now in the lower lake, just harder to catch.

I'm seeing a pattern of disdain for "guides". So, a dozen or so guys guiding are raping and destroying all the fish in four huge reservoirs?

**CliffordN** · 08-05-2018, 09:19 AM

It's not the guides... It's their clients! LOL

**Rees Guide** · 08-05-2018, 09:41 AM

A guided clients spend in our local economy than most of us locals do in a month.

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**Gomer Snerd** · 08-05-2018, 10:08 AM

dumb question but on a guides second trip of the day can they keep 40 or just 30 since they have already taken their limit on the first trip????

**Rees Guide** · 08-05-2018, 10:14 AM

2 trips in one day is very rare for most guides, not saying it doesn't happen but it is rare. Also most keep just the clients limit, guide is not included in the creel

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**Pithon** · 08-05-2018, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

2 trips in one day is very rare for most guides, not saying it doesn't happen but it is rare. Also most keep just the clients limit, guide is not included in the creel

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Not to pick on the guides on the lake but I do think that the guides limit should be part of the limit on a boat. Let his clients get their limit but he is getting paid so his limit shouldn't be in the boat. Have no problem though with him having 5 people in the boat and him having 5 peoples limits in the boat. Just not his.

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**blueball** · 08-05-2018, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

dumb question but on a guides second trip of the day can they keep 40 or just 30 since they have already taken their limit on the first trip????

How would a guide book 2 trips in a day unless he was booking half days.Theres no forsure way to know you will have a limit in a half day when booking full day trips.

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**blueball** · 08-05-2018, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by Pithon

Not to pick on the guides on the lake but I do think that the guides limit should be part of the limit on a boat. Let his clients get their limit but he is getting paid so his limit shouldn't be in the boat. Have no problem though with him having 5 people in the boat and him having 5 peoples limits in the boat. Just not his.

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Ive been by myself with a guide,wouldnt go with a guide by myself unless we were gonna keep mine and his limit.We only had 3 fish over a one man limit when i went,but that was fine too.I know theres nothing guaranteed when fishing and learning a new technique is just as important as catching fish in my opinion.

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