Green River Lake anybody been for bass, thnx

[sweetwater]

Very well said I think sometimes people tend to not pay much attention to smaller boats specially yaks.. I'm going to try and hang into a musky this weekend good luck to all and happy fishing.

There has been a few occasions in the past the we have been running full-bore in the area of Camp Kentahten on GRL and at a distance that is a little too close for comfort I will notice kids in yaks out on the lake. I guess at higher running speeds we all tend to get tunnel vision and not notice the yaks because we are concentrating so much on looking out for other boats.

We will be out there tomorrow enjoying a nice and quite day on the lake. If your go way back in some of the smaller feeder creeks and throw a white spinnerbait you will have a good shot at hanging into a musky at this time of the year. Btw, the COE opened up the dam gates today. Tight lines.

[Stumphunter]

There has been a few occasions in the past the we have been running full-bore in the area of Camp Kentahten on GRL and at a distance that is a little too close for comfort I will notice kids in yaks out on the lake. I guess at higher running speeds we all tend to get tunnel vision and not notice the yaks because we are concentrating so much on looking out for other boats.

We will be out there tomorrow enjoying a nice and quite day on the lake. If your go way back in some of the smaller feeder creeks and throw a white spinnerbait you will have a good shot at hanging into a musky at this time of the year. Btw, the COE opened up the dam gates today. Tight lines.

Are the COE still drawing the water hard right now?

[crappiepappy]

Are the COE still drawing the water hard right now?

According to this : http://lrl-apps.lrl.usace.army.mil/w...plots/grr.html .... it doesn't appear like they are. Looks like they have it back down to Summer Pool. Normal Winter drawdown starts in Nov and level should be at Winter Pool by Dec. But, according to the chart history, they yanked the bottom out of it, last year.

... pappy

[Fishin is life]

Theyre going to draw it 4ft farther this year than normal to do maintenance on their water tower. Should show some insteresting things

[GeoFisher]

Theyre going to draw it 4ft farther this year than normal to do maintenance on their water tower. Should show some insteresting things

I've never fished there, but I bet that will make some places dangerous.............ya think?

[Fishin is life]

I've never fished there, but I bet that will make some places dangerous.............ya think?

There will be a few humps that could be just under the water, but most anybody with a gps should be able to avoid em. Just hope people use common sense and follow the channel, but there could be a few junked lower units this winter, especially people attempting to get in the creeks

[R19]

If my memory is correct the winter pool level of 668 started somewhere around 2002. Before they changed the winter pool level to 668 it was 664. So if they draw 4 more feet it will not be any lower than the original pool level...pulling 4 more feet does make the lake harder to navigate in several areas. It also makes some places impossible to reach. If they do pull 4 more feet it will be a good time to work on some brush piles.

[Fishin is life]

In 1998 i was 15, so itll be new for me to see it. I think if they pull it any further than 664 it would be very very difficult to navigate. If you stay down around the dam it wont be as rough as if you head towards the river or robinson

[sweetwater]

If my memory is correct the winter pool level of 668 started somewhere around 2002. Before they changed the winter pool level to 668 it was 664. So if they draw 4 more feet it will not be any lower than the original pool level...pulling 4 more feet does make the lake harder to navigate in several areas. It also makes some places impossible to reach. If they do pull 4 more feet it will be a good time to work on some brush piles.

My hubby grew up fishing GRL almost every day and he said you are correct. Winter pool used to be 664 but was changed to 668 in the early 2000's. He said if they draw it down to 664 this year there would be places that are safer at the lower level and other places that are dangerous at 664 that was not at 668. He said for you GRL veterans just be careful in the areas that are 15' deep or less in the summer you will be fine.

[R19]

Theyre going to draw it 4ft farther this year than normal to do maintenance on their water tower. Should show some insteresting things

Apparently they going below the level of 668. I went by Holmes Bend ramp tonight before I came home and noticed the water was lower than years past. I just looked on the COE site and they have it listed as 666.20 with the main gate still on 1.20 and it fell .97 in the last 24 hours. It should be another foot lower by Sunday morning. If they are going to the old winter pool of 664 they should be there by Monday...However mother nature will always out trump the COE. Next weeks forecast calls for rain about every day. If we get enough it will rise.

Does anybody know how long they plan on holding it lower than normal to do maintenance on the water tower?

[Fishin is life]

Theyll hold it there until next spring like they always do according to the corp. i was out there fishing the black friday tourny yesterday and you can already see the tops of some brush piles you couldnt see in the past. Once they get it down im gonna get out and ride around looking for a day

[sweetwater]

Apparently they going below the level of 668. I went by Holmes Bend ramp tonight before I came home and noticed the water was lower than years past. I just looked on the COE site and they have it listed as 666.20 with the main gate still on 1.20 and it fell .97 in the last 24 hours. It should be another foot lower by Sunday morning. If they are going to the old winter pool of 664 they should be there by Monday...However mother nature will always out trump the COE. Next weeks forecast calls for rain about every day. If we get enough it will rise.

Does anybody know how long they plan on holding it lower than normal to do maintenance on the water tower?

Here's the word from the Green River Lake - US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Facebook page. "The lower winter pool (historical 664 pool) is to facilitate maintenance work in the Control Tower. It is only scheduled for this winter and the lake will return to 668 when the work is complete, weather permitting." If anyone has not looked at their Facebook page it would be worth the effort to check it out. They post outflow rates, gate settings and surface temp most everyday along with answering questions from posters.