Boone dam

[Troutburger]

So what's going on the the sink hole at Boone?

There goes fishing season 2015.
I was able to get these pics tonite.
Sorry for the potato quality.

[z0mbies fear me]

I'd say it will mess up the fishing for a lot longer than just the 2015 season. Did they ever say how low they were going to have to drop the lake? Last I heard they were going to "start" at 7 feet lower than usual and see how it looks from there.

[Troutburger]

It kinda looks like they will just keep dropping it. I heard it was shooting as high as the dam earlier.

[Sam1]

Hopefully it doesn't last as long as the one back home in KY, they dropped the lake level by about 60 feet and left it down for 5+ years to repair the dam. It was 'seeping' just like they said this one is.

Edited November 26, 2014 by Sam1

[TacoBubba]

Fishing has been really good to me over the years. I just wonder how much pressure will be on watauga and soho as far as fishing and flood control. They held watauga a lot last year. If we have a really wet spring, things could get interesting.

[enfield]

Hopefully it doesn't last as long as the one back home in KY, they dropped the lake level by about 60 feet and left it down for 5+ years to repair the dam. It was 'seeping' just like they said this one is.

 

Lake Cumberland?

[Sam1]

Yep, they finally raised it back up to normal winter levels, but most of the people gave up and started going to new lakes over the years.. it really hit the businesses hard, including my brother's boat shop.

[Troutburger]

Here is a day time pic.

[Lumber_Jack]

Are we talking about messing up fishing above the dam or below?

[Sam1]

Are we talking about messing up fishing above the dam or below?

 

 

Depends, if I remember on Wolf Creek Dam, they lowered the water substantially, up stream.  When it rained they had almost no buffer level (or whatever it was called) limits so they couldn't let anything back up and then slowly leech it out, they were basically dumping everything downstream as it was coming into the lake which caused issues there too.

 

TVA probably won't even know for certain what is going to happen until they locate the problem.

Edited November 26, 2014 by Sam1

[Troutburger]

Are we talking about messing up fishing above the dam or below?

Definitely ruined above on Boone lake.
Likely ok on your old trout fishing hole.