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Title: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: 9ft4wt on January 06, 2010, 09:20:55 AM
Don't think they have finsihed repairs, but the tailwater has been flowing at about 323 cfs for the past few days.

9ft4wt
Title: Re: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: Woolly Bugger on January 06, 2010, 11:08:09 AM
yeah? but what's the temp?
Title: Re: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: 9ft4wt on January 06, 2010, 15:59:03 PM
looks like about 39. that is pretty dang good when you consider the highs up there have been in the 20s for the past four days or so. Still, it is running above 38 degreees near bacova. So we are not getting much of a tailwater bump. Wonder if that has anything to do with the low water levels in the lake?

Had some decent days up there with temps as low as 37 (actually that is the coldest I have ever fished it)

Wish they had temp guages on more sites

9ft4wt
Title: Re: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: Woolly Bugger on January 06, 2010, 19:31:53 PM
i'm talking about these temperatures...
Title: Re: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: 5xTippett on January 06, 2010, 20:21:45 PM
Woolly, I know about the access problems, but how does the fishing compare to the SoHo and other tailwaters?
Title: Re: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: Woolly Bugger on January 06, 2010, 20:25:00 PM
 :-X
Title: Re: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: OldDominionAngler on January 27, 2010, 23:22:27 PM
News to me...

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/233066
Title: Re: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: Boykin on January 31, 2010, 17:04:27 PM
I would not mess much with the Jackson unless you have private access.
Title: Re: Gathwright Dam on the Jackson
Post by: 9ft4wt on February 01, 2010, 12:38:10 PM
Quote from: Boykin on January 31, 2010, 17:04:27 PM
I would not mess much with the Jackson unless you have private access.

Yup. complete waste of time. All kings Grant and no public access. Can't wade and not many fish. Why bother?

9ft4wt