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Originally Posted by CreekWalker
Thanks Alphahawk! I like fishing below dams in the winter. This summer on float trips I'll drag tubes and minnows in the deeper holes when not fishing current bends for smallmouth!
Sounds like great fishing below Normandy. I hope it isn't inundated with gar right now like it is below the dam in Columbia.
Tight lines to all-
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The waters below Normandy are an "Odd Duck"...so to speak. The Walleye ..Sauger and Saugeye are there. The water temp is the problem. Too cold to maintain what should be there and not quite cold enough to keep trout all year long. But it can be a great place to fish at certain times of the year. I have been there for two years when the Kentucky Bass made their run up river. Both times I was just in the right place at the right time. It was cast after cast of Spots that were in the 2 to 3 pound range. I have never caught many Smallie below that dam....but know a few who happened to be there when Smallies made their run up the river and for a few days it was catch one on every cast. If you have a canoe..kayak and go up to the dam and fish at the left side of the catch pool you are subject to land a trophy Crappie of 3 pounds or better this time of year. You are also subject to get a big Walleye. Good luck.
Regards