Dix below the dam

[djh480]

Well I have fished that body of water for about 40 years and let me tell ya the reason it is a puzzle. Up until several years ago a man could go up there and catch his limit of good quality bass. Then all of a sudden they aired on TV and in the newspaper what a fine fishing place that little stretch of water was. It got so crowded up there I quit goin up until just this year. So pressure and all the boats running up and down the river keeping that cold channel water stirred, definately put a damper on it. Ya know I like telling a few people where to go and have a good day of bass fishin but damned if I am goin to get on here and publisize it. Sorry guys but I have witnessed what public advertising of a good fishin area can do. Some of you guys know what it is doin to Cedar Creek. When it first opened might see 5 to 10 boats on the lake on a weekend day. Then people got on here and other web sites and started saying go to Cedar and catch 2 to 5 lb fish all day. Result, cant even find a parking spot around that lake now. Just a matter of time it will be called the dead pond(not big enough to be a sea).

[Bonefish]

This stretch of river does have a lot of boats and most of the people fishing the river do not slow down for the fishermen who bass fish beccause they can not wait to get to the trout area. The fishing has been tough the years I have fished it. It is only occasionally I have a good day on fish between 1 and 2 pounds. I think in the years I have fished it, I have only caught one fish over 3 pounds. On Saturdays and Sundays the water along the banks will be muddy because of the boat traffic.