Arne
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Stumbled across this site this morning. Decided to join up. Always looking to learn new ideas, maybe can help others a bit. Arne.
Wow, the only time I knew of when it got down a long ways was when that young fellow drowned there. They were looking for his body. We were out there the day he fell in, that ruined it for me, don't think I have been back since then. Anyway, the canal has always been a little known secret. Have always been able to catch big trout there. No great trophies but lots of trout that are bigger than most places. Was thinking about running out there one of these days now that we have shut the cabin down at Glen Elder. Guess it isn't worth the time now. It will come back, tho. Get a bunch of snow in the mountains and break the cycle of no rain. Hope I live that long, lol, Arne.The diversion canal below Lake Ogallala is completely dried out along with the entire east basin of the lake itself ! Been here 8 years and thats a first. The north basin still holds water but cupla days ago I didn't get a bite exploring including a long walk over silt flats to the old river channel which is barely trickling.
Maybe fisheries management did another fish kill to get rid of carp & suckers which of course destroyed the trout fishery too. Oh well start over and maybe in a few years the lake & canal MIGHT be fishable again.
Where you from Big. Jim. East of Hastings was a huge ammo depot during WW2. When my kids were little we would drive by there and tell them the bunkers were baby volcanoes. Before my time out here tho. Actually before my time anywhere. Far as I know no fishing around there. Arne.Around Hastings is a business park ?? When I had my semi, I delivered there and it looked a lot like what we call the arsenal here from WWII. That was closed in the 40's. But the ammo bunkers are still here. My bride and I have 43+ and still holding hands.