Just got back from the Basin if it gets as bad as it is there not a good deal. Makes fishing almost impposible.

would be awesome site to see that stuff pouring through the flood gates

Anyone have any pics of the south end of the lake around Six Mile area

Wish I had some good news about the salad going over the dam, but it probably will not happen.

You see, the gates are pulled up to release water which means that the discharge is several feet below the water surface. Since the plants float then the gates would have to be pulled closer to the surface in order to release any floating vegetation and that would mean that a tremendous amount of water would be turned loose making a major flood downstream.

The generator inlets are also below the water surface which precludes a lot of vegetation passing thru them.

There may be some good news. "The Toledo Chronicle has quoted TP&WD as saying that other action would be necessary...... "

http://www.toledochronicle.com/Headlines...ous%20Weeds.htm

I saw them spraying just north of the bridge in the main lake near Patron. I fished the Texas side from the bridge to Patron and it's everywhere along the shoreline. If they are not spraying along the shoreline there will still be massive amounts in the lake. Getting this stuff under control will require a massive undertaking and I have no clue how the authorities will get it done. I am sure the spraying helps and appreciate all they are doing but it's like throwing a cup of water on a barn fire.

Like Todd said, the basin is full of it. It's getting almost impossible to fish the cypress trees and buck brush in the Basin as the lillies extend 30-50 feet from the banks and you can't get to the structure. It seems like that is the way it is heading in Toledo Bend. I hope not........

I just drove over the big bridge before sunset and did not see any "clumps" larger than about 6-10' and those were on the LA side. My partner fished yesterday and said from North of the bridge in to Clear Creek you can't even think about fishin the bank. The salad is blown up in there. He said it looks like the wind is the determining factor in where it's gonna be from day to day. Trouble is.....are they gonna do anything to get it off the banks and out of the pockets and creeks.