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Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
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06/20/08 11:31 AM
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thebreeze64
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Can anyone tell me how the river is flowing below lake whitney dam. Planning canoe trip this weekend. Thanks
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: thebreeze64]
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06/20/08 11:53 AM
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Trout Bum
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release water at night, then low in the am, theytypically start releasing around 4-5:00 each day, so be at a take out point before the water reaches you. lte us know how you do. many of us are going down on the 9th. troutbum
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: Trout Bum]
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06/20/08 09:36 PM
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fishingallday
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I was down there two weeks ago and they released water about 1:00. Like Troutbum said, be at a takeout point when you hear the siren. The water rises fast.
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: fishingallday]
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06/23/08 10:37 AM
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beljason
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You cant trust the COE page of hourly total releases. http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/cgi-bin/rcshtml.pl?page=HydrologicAccording to this page they didnt release any water till 8pm, June 15th, however, they released about 2pm and the flow stayed on until at least 6pm. The river does rise fast, and is moving pretty quickly, but as long as you have basic paddling skills you will be fine. there are only a few places where there is any sort of hazard, and those you can walk past on the gravel bar (if it isnt underwater yet!). The fishing is great for about the first 10 minutes of the rising water, then shuts off completely in my experience. Good luck, let us know how it goes, Ill be there again this weekend.
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: beljason]
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07/02/08 12:44 PM
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Carl Hungus
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Hey fellas, Never fished below the damn here; would like to maybe rent a kayak, do a day float, and do some fly fishing. Few questions - is the fishing worth it right now? Are the flows good enough where I won't be carrying my kayak all day? Would it be worth it? Thanks, Carl H. www.liveandletfly.com
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: Carl Hungus]
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07/02/08 10:51 PM
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Trout Bum
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Yes, it should be OK. Come join us on July the 9th, for a full day trip, with many of us from this forum. You can rent a yak from Dick's, on the brazos.
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: Trout Bum]
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07/07/08 03:58 PM
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hook-line&sinker
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River trip is getting closer it's gonna be HOT with only a slim chance of rain..
>)));> Wishin' I was Fishin' <;(((<
“Personnel is the most vital and important aspect of any industry. If you’re just going to grind them up, it’s not going to end well for anybody.” SCOTT REINARDY
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: hook-line&sinker]
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07/08/08 12:12 PM
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hook-line&sinker
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I've got a service call to do on Wednesday and Thursday so I'm out as well.. you all know how it is: "gotta make some money first"" but I will be fishing the very early AM on lake Somerville before doing the service call so it ain't all bad
>)));> Wishin' I was Fishin' <;(((<
“Personnel is the most vital and important aspect of any industry. If you’re just going to grind them up, it’s not going to end well for anybody.” SCOTT REINARDY
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: hook-line&sinker]
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07/09/08 10:09 PM
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Trout Bum
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well everyone, you'all missed one hell of a trip. Lot's of fish caught, no wind, and a great day for all. Alex, Derrick, and I, troutbum, fished all day, and had good action most of the day. We caught largemouth, spotted, and sand bass. Along with huge gills, yellow bellies, longears, had a catfish, and a gar on for a moment. Alex tested his Orvis waterproof fly box. It failed the test, bummer for him, and his flies. I think he is going to sue Orvis, for bad advertising. We will have to do this again. Thanks guys!!
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: Trout Bum]
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07/09/08 11:03 PM
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shanedaviesguide.com
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Glad you guys had a good trip.
That is a awesome stretch of the Brazos.
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: shanedaviesguide.com]
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07/10/08 01:23 PM
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wetduck
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gotta ? how did the toon work out on the river? cant decide if I need a toon or a yak, need lil pro and con guys
wish I had a took off for this
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: wetduck]
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07/10/08 03:10 PM
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Trout Bum
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wet duck, from what I saw, and with visiting with Derrick, the yaks do better. glide better, easier to portage, or drag, and handled well. just my 2 cents. but the new pedal drive native that is now on the market, if you got the dough!!
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Re: Brazos River below Lake Whitney?
[Re: Trout Bum]
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07/12/08 06:04 AM
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1st Class Tackle
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Had a great time with you guys on the river. We cought alot of fun fish. I am unhappy with loosing my NOT WATERPROOF fly box, but realy happy derik spotted it in the watervon the way back. The flies are worse for the wear. Oh well guess ill have to replace them. Darn, maybe i need some crack whiskers (catswhiskers). Man those worked well for you, hugh buddy.
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