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Re: Choke canyon lake level
[Re: grout-scout]
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08/19/18 01:52 PM
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leethefishking
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Lake is one foot lower than last time I was there in July. Some type of club tourney going on today with at least 25 rigs in parking lot. Crappie still bitting but water looks like hell. I think the water has finally fallen out of most of the hydrilla leaving windblown mud banks. Is the concrete water tower sticking up yet towards the end of Calliham point? I think its visible at 28 low.  . This was before water turned brown. It's pretty close to the bank so hard to hit.
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/19/18 08:58 PM
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Stogie
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Yep I remember that as i was at that tournament. Dam exciting.
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
[Re: Jarrett Latta]
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08/19/18 09:54 PM
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SATopWater
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Yep, I saw that today also. Water is muddy and low. At least half way from Calliham to the dam, didn't go all the way.
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/19/18 10:16 PM
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Marc-62
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What boat ramp was being used today & does it have a courtesy dock for launching solo ?
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/19/18 10:31 PM
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leethefishking
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Calliham, and yes it has two docks both in good shape.
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/19/18 11:17 PM
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aj_jacks
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Leethefishking
What depth are you catching the crappie in?
Thanks
Alex
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/19/18 11:58 PM
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leethefishking
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They are all over but I caught them yesterday from 8 to 25 feet.
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/21/18 03:34 PM
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doctorb
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I'm pretty sure those big fish in 2009 made Bass Champs change their weigh in practice as some of those big fish did not survive being in a livewell all day. Kind of funny reading all the guesses on what depth and how those big fish were caught.
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/21/18 08:24 PM
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spacejunkie
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Just got back from half a day there. One bite and it broke off. Fought like a big cat and did not take long to wrap me and break 15lb big game. 25 foot in trees just off the river is all I can report/
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/22/18 01:40 PM
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doctorb
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Any of you that were around when the lake was on fire, 2006-2009?, how were those big stringers caught? I saw Bass Champs results I think in 09 and 2 bass over 15 lbs were caught, just curious what the pattern was back then. I think the fishing was even better in the early 90s. I caught a ton of big fish just going out there and wade fishing back then. I would park at the Daughtery boat ramp and usually wade toward the San Miguel. Caught a lot of really big fish doing that. Also the duck hunting was world class back then because very few people hunted there and the number of ducks was just ridiculous. The fishing was very good around 2009 but it was different. The fishing up the rivers was not nearly as good, but really good on the main lake.
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/22/18 01:45 PM
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Chris B
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Crazy how neither Choke or Mathis caught any water from that flood.
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/22/18 02:07 PM
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Debra Hengst
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Crazy how neither Choke or Mathis caught any water from that flood. Location, Location, Location... Wasn't on the watershed for either lake. Debra 
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/22/18 03:26 PM
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Chris B
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Crazy how neither Choke or Mathis caught any water from that flood. Location, Location, Location... Wasn't on the watershed for either lake. Debra Are you sure the Nueces river doesn't flow into Lake Mathis?
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Re: Choke canyon lake level
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08/22/18 04:14 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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It definitely flooded on the nueces just never reached Mathis.
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