dallas massie
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Papa Jacks High Water Level Contest 2019 (Guessing Has Closed) Winner PapWhit
- Thread starter WaterMan
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WOW was I too conservative!!! Better get all my scuba tanks filled - I will need them soon!!! Maybe even tonite!!! And more to come - YAAAAAAA!!
Its not so bad being wet.
The water is warming, I can see lots of minnows in the backs of canyons with my dive mask. Stripers and bass are checking out the small fish and I chase them away when possible. I am not a quick enough swimmer to catch a fish taco meal so I sneak out of the water occasionally.Seriously, this rapidly rising water is an amazing event and could not have happened at a better time. It is providing the habitat needed for bass and crappie to increase in numbers. Shad are spawning like crazy and now have a place to hide in warm, murky water with brush shelters. Stripers will boil in a couple of weeks of we can all catch some fat fish then. Life is GOOD!
PowellPal78
Member
July 4th made me a winner for a day. My guess was 3614.75...lake level was 3614.71! But today I'm swimming with the fish. So glad to read Wayne's report on conditions of the fish today. I don't mind "going under" to see the beauty and bounties of Lake Powell (see the decal). We are all going to be winners as the water levels rise.
Mildog
Well-Known Member
YES IT IS I'm ready for some Boil action, after I get back from trying to catch a Bluefin. I am going to get down and brave the heat for some surface striper action. This is a great thing for the Lake ! These rising high water levels will benefit the fish and fisherman for years to come !!Its not so bad being wet.
Seriously, this rapidly rising water is an amazing event and could not have happened at a better time. It is providing the habitat needed for bass and crappie to increase in numbers. Shad are spawning like crazy and now have a place to hide in warm, murky water with brush shelters. Stripers will boil in a couple of weeks of we can all catch some fat fish then. Life is GOOD!
Steve Moore
Well-Known Member
Was up country today. Colorado is way up again. Looking for my speedos tonight, as I will need them no later than Sunday.
Steve Moore
Well-Known Member
My son went up on Grand Mesa to go fishing yesterday. A lot of lakes are still blocked by snow
Meatwagon
Keeper of San Juan Secrets
The runoff has peaked and now ramping down. The lake only came up a few inches yesterday. The 50 foot rise has been great. That should happen every year. The lake is beautiful again.
Here is the fishy crew that might actually win the contest. Who do you think has the best chance?
How amazing would it be if Waterman was the final winner? Or will the lake came up another foot or two? All yet to be determined.
Here is the fishy crew that might actually win the contest. Who do you think has the best chance?
| 3620.00 | Chris |
| 3620.33 | Stuart Hepworth |
| 3620.50 | Ultrastrand |
| 3620.75 | Ryan |
| 3620.83 | Shuttle91 |
| 3621.00 | TND |
| 3621.10 | Jack Herrin (Hotwheels) |
| 3621.12 | WaterMan |
| 3621.18 | Tugboat |
| 3621.50 | PapaWhit |
| 3621.72 | Desert Lover |
| 3622.00 | redtail |
How amazing would it be if Waterman was the final winner? Or will the lake came up another foot or two? All yet to be determined.
WaterMan
Well-Known Member
I would be glad to be 5' or more under water just so we could have more water in the lake.
Jack Herrin
Active Member
I am really not that lucky
but sure would like to win and have Papa Jack smiling down at me for winning his contest.- Status