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Nov.6th. My brother and I went up to the Meldahl power plant area yesterday morning. Here is how I feel about the place. They did build a walk way for the handicap to the fishing pier. Problem is the bank is so high you have to take 4 very long and tight levels of that walkway to get down to the pier! The bank is steep up there, they really had no other way of build the thing. My brother had to stop a number of times walking back up to the car from down at pier. I am 71 years old, walking back and forth to get our gear from the car I was also worn out. My brother has health problem where his walking is impaired so he I strongly feel this is NOT a place for anyone that is a Senior citizen that has to use the pier to fish. I was surprised that the pier sits so high off the water, with the boulders right under it, you need an extra long handle dip net to get the fish up to the pier
There is a separate walk way for other folks, which is more direct to the water. Problem here is there are tops of rocks sticking up out of the concrete. It is rather uneven walking at best. The other walkway does get you close to the water, and boulders that are along the shore. One guy walked on the boulders all the way up to the power plant wall to fish. So you really do have a large area to fish there. I did talk with 2 guys that have been fishing up there since it opened. They both said the fish are there, Stripers, hybrids stripers , white bass. Saugers, Crappies, Catfish. Also skipjacks were jumping around. Not sure of the skipjacks size, I forgot to ask. Both guys were using Mr. twister style jigs, and they both did catch fish. They informed me that there was only 1 generator running, but that was still causing a strong current in the out flow. I really doubt you could fish if all 3 generators are running.
My brother and I doubt if we will ever return up there to fish, for there are other places that we can walk to better than there. You younger folks it is holding all kinds of fish. If you can cast out a little distance from the bank you won’t snag. If the lure gets near the bank then the e boulder can be a real problem for snags.
Nov.6th. My brother and I went up to the Meldahl power plant area yesterday morning. Here is how I feel about the place. They did build a walk way for the handicap to the fishing pier. Problem is the bank is so high you have to take 4 very long and tight levels of that walkway to get down to the pier! The bank is steep up there, they really had no other way of build the thing. My brother had to stop a number of times walking back up to the car from down at pier. I am 71 years old, walking back and forth to get our gear from the car I was also worn out. My brother has health problem where his walking is impaired so he I strongly feel this is NOT a place for anyone that is a Senior citizen that has to use the pier to fish. I was surprised that the pier sits so high off the water, with the boulders right under it, you need an extra long handle dip net to get the fish up to the pier
There is a separate walk way for other folks, which is more direct to the water. Problem here is there are tops of rocks sticking up out of the concrete. It is rather uneven walking at best. The other walkway does get you close to the water, and boulders that are along the shore. One guy walked on the boulders all the way up to the power plant wall to fish. So you really do have a large area to fish there. I did talk with 2 guys that have been fishing up there since it opened. They both said the fish are there, Stripers, hybrids stripers , white bass. Saugers, Crappies, Catfish. Also skipjacks were jumping around. Not sure of the skipjacks size, I forgot to ask. Both guys were using Mr. twister style jigs, and they both did catch fish. They informed me that there was only 1 generator running, but that was still causing a strong current in the out flow. I really doubt you could fish if all 3 generators are running.
My brother and I doubt if we will ever return up there to fish, for there are other places that we can walk to better than there. You younger folks it is holding all kinds of fish. If you can cast out a little distance from the bank you won’t snag. If the lure gets near the bank then the e boulder can be a real problem for snags.
