Boy I am mad

The Doc · 01-10-09, 03:37 PM

Went to fish my favorite little pond today and found out that they are draining the lake today to do some repairs on the spillway! I've caught a bunch of bass out of that lake this year, including the 11 lb 2 oz I caught last week! And, it's a sleeper lake. It used to be a catfish lake, with feeders in it, so nobody really bass fished it. At least when it's empty I can throw on my crappiest pair of boots and jeans and get back some of the lures I've lost there over the summer.

bamabassman · 01-10-09, 03:42 PM

sorry to hear doc. hey ifn ya get there in the right time ya might be able to get some fish too. are they gonna drain the whole thing? re-dredge it and re-stock it?

Nitro 640 · 01-10-09, 03:48 PM

Should ask the guys working on it if they can put the fish in your next fav. pond by it.

JB · 01-10-09, 04:00 PM

fish the spillway tailwaters and get some pics of the lake for future reference where structure is..

The Doc · 01-10-09, 04:07 PM

They are completely draining it, using a "shock boat" to get the fish out and into another local pond, and fixing the drainage spillway. They aren't going to fill it back up or re-stock it for 2 years. There isn't a lot of structure on the lake, so I'm gonna add some to it. I can get a huge pile of X-mas trees to sink in it and I'll cut down some big pine trees with my chainsaw for a few laydowns on one bank.

Jim80 · 01-10-09, 04:38 PM

damn that sucks man , the only thing you could do is try to transplant some fish back into it , but then you would have to add baitfish and stuff as well

Jim

bamabassman · 01-10-09, 07:23 PM

great thing your doing on the structure buddy. now you and YOU alone will know the sweet spots huh, lmao.

Joel · 01-10-09, 08:11 PM

Now that really sucks. The good news is that they're making every effort to relocate the fish. Use the down time effectively and take pictures of any structure on the bottom no matter how little it has.

Before you add any cover or laydowns, make sure it's legal to do so. Here in NY it's illegal put anything foreign in the reservoirs and many lakes.

Bob Smith · 01-10-09, 09:12 PM

Doc, be sure and get you a couple of big bags of fescue or some hardy grass seed after it's been pulled down. Plant lots of grass and let it grow!

abu4600 · 01-10-09, 09:14 PM

Sorry to hear about your lake. maybe it will have bigger bass when they get it restocked

ihnclb22 · 01-10-09, 09:25 PM

srry bout the lake...but thin of this...at least you can fish right now..i've been in the snow all day...its been off and on all day...but i did seem to get some casting in on my backyard

The Doc · 01-10-09, 10:22 PM

The lake is actually owned by Ft. Bragg wildlife dept. and they say it's cool if I improve the lake so long as I don't add anything that's going to ruin the water or kill the fish. I volunteer my soldiers who are in trouble to them to clean up the lakes around Ft. Bragg. It's better than having them clean around the company area, which is spotless most of the time.

01-10-09, 03:37 PM	#1
The Doc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 270	Boy I am mad Went to fish my favorite little pond today and found out that they are draining the lake today to do some repairs on the spillway! I've caught a bunch of bass out of that lake this year, including the 11 lb 2 oz I caught last week! And, it's a sleeper lake. It used to be a catfish lake, with feeders in it, so nobody really bass fished it. At least when it's empty I can throw on my crappiest pair of boots and jeans and get back some of the lures I've lost there over the summer. __________________ In the absence of orders, find something and kill it. Unk, 82nd ABN WWII

01-10-09, 04:07 PM	#5
The Doc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 270	They are completely draining it, using a "shock boat" to get the fish out and into another local pond, and fixing the drainage spillway. They aren't going to fill it back up or re-stock it for 2 years. There isn't a lot of structure on the lake, so I'm gonna add some to it. I can get a huge pile of X-mas trees to sink in it and I'll cut down some big pine trees with my chainsaw for a few laydowns on one bank. __________________ In the absence of orders, find something and kill it. Unk, 82nd ABN WWII

01-10-09, 04:38 PM	#6
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	damn that sucks man , the only thing you could do is try to transplant some fish back into it , but then you would have to add baitfish and stuff as well Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

01-10-09, 08:11 PM	#8
Joel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Suffolk County, NY Posts: 542	Now that really sucks. The good news is that they're making every effort to relocate the fish. Use the down time effectively and take pictures of any structure on the bottom no matter how little it has. Before you add any cover or laydowns, make sure it's legal to do so. Here in NY it's illegal put anything foreign in the reservoirs and many lakes. __________________ Joel 1st you have to find 'em

01-10-09, 09:12 PM	#9
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	Doc, be sure and get you a couple of big bags of fescue or some hardy grass seed after it's been pulled down. Plant lots of grass and let it grow! __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

01-10-09, 03:42 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	sorry to hear doc. hey ifn ya get there in the right time ya might be able to get some fish too. are they gonna drain the whole thing? re-dredge it and re-stock it?

01-10-09, 03:48 PM	#3
Nitro 640 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Caledonia, MI Posts: 253	Should ask the guys working on it if they can put the fish in your next fav. pond by it.

01-10-09, 04:00 PM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	fish the spillway tailwaters and get some pics of the lake for future reference where structure is..

01-10-09, 07:23 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	great thing your doing on the structure buddy. now you and YOU alone will know the sweet spots huh, lmao.

01-10-09, 09:14 PM	#10
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Sorry to hear about your lake. maybe it will have bigger bass when they get it restocked

01-10-09, 09:25 PM	#11
ihnclb22 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: doylestown, pennsylvania Posts: 53	srry bout the lake...but thin of this...at least you can fish right now..i've been in the snow all day...its been off and on all day...but i did seem to get some casting in on my backyard __________________ -~~~*MIKE*~~~-

01-10-09, 10:22 PM	#12
The Doc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 270	The lake is actually owned by Ft. Bragg wildlife dept. and they say it's cool if I improve the lake so long as I don't add anything that's going to ruin the water or kill the fish. I volunteer my soldiers who are in trouble to them to clean up the lakes around Ft. Bragg. It's better than having them clean around the company area, which is spotless most of the time. __________________ In the absence of orders, find something and kill it. Unk, 82nd ABN WWII

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