Quote Originally Posted by Chubminnow View Post
Sounds to me like Jbyrd did his homework. I also remember the "experts" saying that a dry spring would provide the best conditions for all party's either involved in or directly effected by the dam repair work. Can't remember where I read this but I do remember reading it.
What I remember reading wasn't so much that a dry spring would be good, just that an extra wet one would be bad, because the extra (warm) rainwater would mean that extra (cold) water had to be released from lake, and the resulting decrease in the amount of cold water in the lake would be hard on stripers, who apparently aren't smart enough to move when they're under environmental stress.

Not much has been written about the effects of the draw-down on the fishery below the dam, but there are a couple articles in yesterday's Courier-Journal you might want to read. It's not good. Trout are already dying, and it's gonna get worse before it gets better.

One thing we should keep in mind, though, which the Courier-Journal articles fail to mention, is the fact that this is all temporary! Once the repairs are completed, the level will be raised again, and then they can start re-stocking the river. It may take a long time, and the trout fishery may be decimated in the meantime, but over time, it will recover. The Cumberland River is NOT dead, or dying, it's just lapsing into a coma.