[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by bd-

I fished the Caney Fork last Sunday, between the dam and Happy Hollow. The water color was terrible - worst I've ever seen. The water coming through the sluice gate outflow had a greenish muddy color more like the lower Harpeth than the Caney ought to be. I assume there must be silt and a big algae die-off going on up above the dam. When the sluice was running, the slight smell of sulfur from deep water decomposition was still in the air despite the strong winds. Thank goodness for the sluice, because otherwise the water coming through the generators would probably have close to zero oxygen and we'd be looking at dead or stressed trout downstream.

Fishing was slow. Very few rising fish, and a lot fewer trout up on the gravel flats than I'm used to seeing. I measured water temp at 64 degrees at the big bend above Lancaster at 11:45 a.m. (which is not that far from the dam) - the water was actually slightly warmer than the air. God knows what it was before this weekend's cooler weather hit.

I have a feeling that the oxygen was probably still on the low side despite the sluice, the temp was a little high, and the fish were probably hunkered down in the deep water conserving their energy and waiting for a better day to eat.

I only caught nine fish for the day - one okay rainbow of about 16 inches and the rest were dinks - mostly brookies, actually. All were caught on sowbugs. I probably could have caught at least half a dozen more, but I missed some good hits just because I couldn't seem to get my "head in the game." I'd start daydreaming, look away, and when I looked back, my indicator would be 4 inches below the surface and it would be an instant too late. I don't know why I was so distracted, but I guess those days happen. Through the day, I talked to a few folks who were sticking a couple on zebra midges and a few folks who were sticking a couple on streamers, but for the most part it was slow for everybody.

I ended the day by accidentally knocking a $180.00 pair of Keenan sunglasses off my face into about 10 feet of water. I had broken the lanyard back in August and never got around to replacing it. Oops. I've had better days.

bd

My nephew..myself and my two sons went yesterday. We experienced same conditions. Water color was just not right....sulfur smell also. I caught a stocker Bow...my nephew had a really nice 20" Brown that was really fat and my oldest son a nice 18" Brown. That was pretty much it for 4 for us fishing 5 hours.