Herrington Info

[justlookingn]

Herrington will be lowered to the elevation of 719 so that a surveying firm can survey Dix Dam. This temporary elevation is 6 ft. below the normal winter pool of 725. The work should be completed in a few weeks and the lake will be allowed to fill back to normal level as according to rain fall. The lake has been dropping about a foot a day since last week. This morning the lake was 719.3. Boat launching maybe impossible at some ramps.

[Gethenet]

Thanks for the info. Had no idea it would be so low this spring.


Btw. Any idea when Kennedy Bridge will be open? Meant to ask when I was at the lake but was too busy arguing about the $10 launch fee for new concrete. I guess it go back to $5 when the concrete is paid for? lol

Gethenet

[WacoWildcat]

It's unfortunate but thanks for the info.

[MagikSmallie]

Thanks for the info. Had no idea it would be so low this spring.


Btw. Any idea when Kennedy Bridge will be open? Meant to ask when I was at the lake but was too busy arguing about the $10 launch fee for new concrete. I guess it go back to $5 when the concrete is paid for? lol

Gethenet

From the way I've seen things work, once the concrete is paid for the $10 fee will still remain. Once they get people used to payin it they convieniently find other uses for that $10. I wouldn't hold my breath counting on it to be lowered back to $5.

[sglass]

$10 wow. Where can a man put in with the lake this low from LEX around Chimney Rock since the bridge is down?

[Shimano4Life]

Pretty much no where. I drove around the lake today trying to find access since we WERE putting on a tournament this Saturday, only to find that you really couldn't launch anywhere. Pandora has one lane still in that should be dry by tomorrow........

[Bonefish]

I might add the lowering of the lake will affect the white bass run. They need running water to spawn so I hope it rains before and/or during the spawn. It seems the whites can't get a break in Herrington. I wish they would stock more hybrids and whites in this lake.

[sglass]

yeah I am 99 percent sure I will be heading to stoner saturday. It is a shame the weather will be nice all week and push those hogs up to start feeding pretty good. I guess I will wait a couple weeks to try and fish Herrington. I have never had much luck anyway when they pull the bottom out of the lake.

[fishalltime]

hey Bone ,the people that control Herrington lake could care less about the white bass or any species . As far as Chimney Rock chargeing $10, for my part of them I hope they like the taste of concrete,blacktop,whatever they use.

[Gethenet]

I agree Magiksmallie the fee won't go down after the concrete is paid for. But I can sure irritate them with that question. Also that makes one wonder what the $5 fee for the last umpteen years went to. That sure wasn't for ramp maintanance.

Anyway, back to the original question. Anyone know when Kennedy Bridge will open?

Gethenet

[Shimano4Life]

Anyway, back to the original question. Anyone know when Kennedy Bridge will open?

Supposed to be finished in April (next month) but we'll see if that happens or not. When I was at Chimney Rock yesterday it looked like they were making progress......

[SuperSprint007]

Supposed to be finished in April (next month) but we'll see if that happens or not. When I was at Chimney Rock yesterday it looked like they were making progress......

Maybe somebody can tell me differently but i heard all they were doing was changing out bolts. Is that true or are they more than that? Paving it or even widening it would be nice.