Cold Weather-High Water= Big Fish

[Lowerider]

Nice fish Randy.

If you don't mind sharing - Alewife or Gizz?

GRT - not sure I follow you? Isn't the temp about the same throughout the river in the winter? Are you saying the water coming out of the dam is actually warmer? Isn't the upper 40s on the cold side of prefered temps for stripes and eyes?

I think the annual winter shad kill in the lake getting sucked through the dam is the reason you want to be there.

[Ky Trophy Fish]

Caught on alewives. Fish are at dam to feed on bait getting sucked out of lake through turbines or sluice gates.No other reason for them to fight the heavy current next to dam.

[RICHYD4U]

GRT - not sure I follow you? Isn't the temp about the same throughout the river in the winter? Are you saying the water coming out of the dam is actually warmer? Isn't the upper 40s on the cold side of prefered temps for stripes and eyes?

That is what I was wondering too??? I think all the dead shad coming through the turbines is why they are there.

-Rich