ChemEAngler
05-28-2010, 03:57 PM
Scott (tnfishingfanatic, that name sounds familiar :cool:) and I hit the water this morning from 7:45 till 11:00. Saw maybe three sulfur duns and six rises during that time. However, the fish were taking BHPT actively once again. Well, that is until the sun burned off the fog and made it's way overhead. Once that happened I had to dredge the bottom and fish deep structure to pick up any fish. Not too big a deal since that is how I typically fish my midges during the summer and fall anyway. The water was really high, even with the pulse. We fished thru it, but I don't recall a typical pulse bringing that much flow. I need to check the TVA website and see what their flow numbers show.
*Edit - TVA website shows a pulse today at 7AM of 3385 CFS as compared to the typical pulse of 1200 to 1500 CFS that I usually fish thru. Do they have one small variable flow turbine and one large constant flow turbine? Just trying to figure out how they are able to have flows in the 1500 CFS, 3400 CFS, and then 6700 CFS. Or is the 1500 CFS number just a short 30 minute pulse kind of like what I have been told the SoHo does at times?
No big fish were caught this morning, as most were in the 9 to 11 inch range with the biggest fish being around 13". However, I did land my first brookie in a long long time there, and it was a decent little one. Surprised to see four other people on the water with us this morning. However, it is a holiday weekend, and that combined with the storms predicted for this afternoon contributed to our decision to head out early in the morning.
For those of you getting out this weekend, I recommend getting out there either very early or very late. Let's say the first and last two hours of daylight. Once that sun gets overhead the fish seem to be looking for protection by either going deeper, moving to swifter water, searching out shade, or burying themselves amongst the tangle of tree limbs along the bottom. Best of luck to you, and have a good weekend everybody.
P.S. I will try to post some of the pics from today when I get home later....
*Edit - TVA website shows a pulse today at 7AM of 3385 CFS as compared to the typical pulse of 1200 to 1500 CFS that I usually fish thru. Do they have one small variable flow turbine and one large constant flow turbine? Just trying to figure out how they are able to have flows in the 1500 CFS, 3400 CFS, and then 6700 CFS. Or is the 1500 CFS number just a short 30 minute pulse kind of like what I have been told the SoHo does at times?
No big fish were caught this morning, as most were in the 9 to 11 inch range with the biggest fish being around 13". However, I did land my first brookie in a long long time there, and it was a decent little one. Surprised to see four other people on the water with us this morning. However, it is a holiday weekend, and that combined with the storms predicted for this afternoon contributed to our decision to head out early in the morning.
For those of you getting out this weekend, I recommend getting out there either very early or very late. Let's say the first and last two hours of daylight. Once that sun gets overhead the fish seem to be looking for protection by either going deeper, moving to swifter water, searching out shade, or burying themselves amongst the tangle of tree limbs along the bottom. Best of luck to you, and have a good weekend everybody.
P.S. I will try to post some of the pics from today when I get home later....