Southern Reservoirs in 60 Days, now 30

[Big Sky]

Originally Posted by pikergolf

I just heard from some that lives there that 40 mile will not be getting any water this year, it is already down around 12'.

Don't worry, I've heard that things are going to be just fine.

[roy9525]

Originally Posted by pikergolf

I just heard from some that lives there that 40 mile will not be getting any water this year, it is already down around 12'.

Forty mile is down at least twenty feet and at around fifty percent. If it goes down ten more pretty sure no boat launch. Many docks are beached as well as the park dock. That would compare to 2001 when you could walk way past the bottom of the launch. I believe if it goes down much more the fishing will take many years to recover. Need rain soon and lots of timely rain.

[archerynut]

Originally Posted by Big Sky

I'm looking forward to seeing the results from Deadhorse.

I'm in Hussar right now working. I can look out back from the credit union and I am doubtful that anyone will have anything to weigh in at the end of the day.

[stc77]

Originally Posted by AK47

Lets hope it goes up a bit. Ghost is nice to boat around but I am not that great at catching trout, Pine coulee is pretty much guaranteed to catch little walleye and odd pike.

Are there still walleye in pine coulee? they haven't been all fished out yet? My kids want to go fish for some walleye, thought about taking them there... but heard it is nowhere near what it used to be. I havent been in a number of years.

[AK47]

Originally Posted by stc77

Are there still walleye in pine coulee? they haven't been all fished out yet? My kids want to go fish for some walleye, thought about taking them there... but heard it is nowhere near what it used to be. I havent been in a number of years.

Tons of them based on Litwin's video from last year. And that is what is interesting about this reservoir - more than 6 years of catch and keep 3 no size limit walleye and they are still there in decent numbers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfuYpy_Lr3k

[TROLLER]

Originally Posted by stc77

Are there still walleye in pine coulee? they haven't been all fished out yet? My kids want to go fish for some walleye, thought about taking them there... but heard it is nowhere near what it used to be. I havent been in a number of years.

If you are thinking about when you could sit on the dock and catch one after the other that is not gonna happen.

Most shore fisherman now have a tougher time than what it was 6 or 7n yrs ago. There is still walleye to be caught but not as easy from shore as it used to be, also not as easy jigging from a boat like it was . Also no more bait is allowed so if you use artificial make sure it is unscented.

[old dog]

Will be trying to get in a little more fishing this year before they empty out the lakes again

[ragweed]

Has anyone used the boat launch at pine coulee yet? Just wondering if the water level is high enough to launch most boats. I haven’t been there for a few years but heard that it was pretty low last year.


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[Prairiewolf]

Originally Posted by ragweed

Has anyone used the boat launch at pine coulee yet? Just wondering if the water level is high enough to launch most boats. I haven’t been there for a few years but heard that it was pretty low last year.


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Looks like it is low but doable based on this recent YouTube post:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Aq_puULQrFs

[ragweed]

Thank you.


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[I’d rather be outdoors]

Originally Posted by AK47

Tons of them based on Litwin's video from last year. And that is what is interesting about this reservoir - more than 6 years of catch and keep 3 no size limit walleye and they are still there in decent numbers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfuYpy_Lr3k

Guess that’s what happens when they have trout flavoured forage… good benchmark for how to improve a fishery with forage.