Its not like fishing some of the other tail races, and with the lower water levels, it may be better than it used to be. Mostof the giudes use large shad or skip jacks behing planer boards, Many just cast large baits like the big bango lures or the very large plastic jerk baits.About the boating who knows, with the water level of the lake down, the current on the river may make a lot easier to use a pontoon. A lot of stripers are caught below the dam, but you need water coming out of the turbines, and some times the river drops so fast you may have problems trying to recover a boat from the launch area at the dam.