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Lake or River?

1.9K views 19 replies 11 participants last post by  laynhardwood  
#1 ·
I'm going fishing Saturday morning with a friend and don't know if we should cast spoons off the break wall or use bobbers and flies at the river. Hopefully the rain were getting today is enough for me to put my waiters on that have been collecting dust. Any suggestions would be accepted, Thanks!


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#2 ·
All depends on how much rain we get. The rivers finally came back down yesterday...but with this rain today, they're blown out again. So best chances are going to be Friday-Saturday, if we don't get anymore rain to muddy it up.

If the water clears up and the flows come back down, then the lower stretches of the river should be good. If the water stays high and/or muddy, then the breakwall will be a better bet. But if this is the case, I wouldn't plan on having much luck with that either.
 
#3 ·
Hopefully you guys up north do not get any more rain, because I was trying to take a trip up north again to cast some trolling spoons in the surf for some chrome. Will not be worth the drive to splash around in Chocolate milk.
 
#4 ·
Supposed to rain today and tomorrow. Its been raining here all day, including some heavy downpours. The Chagrin has jumped from 140 to almost 500 in a matter of hours.

I'd love to get out this weekend, but I wouldn't plan on it as of yet.
 
#8 ·
From past outings I can tell you to look at the current flow rates for what ever river you would like to fish from the vermilion river east then plan your outing go to realtime water data website all info you will need is there if turbidity is above 15 it's muddy if its over 50 it's a no go under 20 is fish able but under 10 is ideal also look at cubic feet per second each river fishes different in upper and lower stretches lower stretches are better to fish when water is moving fast but it's all tough fishing if its fast and muddy good luck and don't be afraid to throw crankbaits and number 3 blue foxes in dirty water also big spoons


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#10 ·
laynhardwood - Question; where are you getting turbidity #'s. I get my gage height and CFS levels from the USGS site. Am I not seeing option for it. Would like to know where I can find this other wise. Thanks bro
 
#18 ·
Dont know about the Rocky, but the Chagrin is in optimal conditions (temperature, flow, visibility). The grand is a little muddy yet, but it usually takes an extra 2-3 days to clear up over the Chagrin. I'm actually heading to the lower Chagrin in a few minutes.