The river hasn't fished as good since the work on the dam started, but I'll have to say it fished pretty good two weeks ago. The difference this year over this time the last year has been the 58 degree water temps. With the lake stabilizing better this summer and the sluice gates open, I caught all 3 species of trout and a white bass on a fly rod. I saw a lot of fish subsurface, but very few rising. In addition to a 17 in brown, my buddy also caught a walleye and largemouth all on the fly. The fish were very active and I probably missed more fish than I caught. Some days however, the fish can just shutdown.

As long as they are working on the dam there's going to be a risk to the fishery in the lake and the river pure and simple. I don't see this project ending any time soon. Despite the projected completion date, I have a feeling we'll be talking about this 10 years from now. When does the govt ever complete anything on time?