HIGH water, Late start?

[wooduck26]

With the heavy snow pack this winter, do you think it will be a later than usual start to the "Flathead Season" on the rivers this spring?

[hanson]

Water temp, water temp, water temp...

As long as we get some sun and warm days to warm the water, it didn't seam to matter how much water we had last year.

I think a lot of us have our fingers crossed for high water again.

[Shack]

Yep, fingers crossed

Heck, you can get a cabin cruiser to some spots in high water

[DTro]

If I remember right, it was the ice sheets, and not the high water that troubled us last year

[DARK30]

High water means up the creek for me (but) they are saying the actual water content of our snow isn't real heavy so far. Fast melt and rain could change everything tho.

Might have to pick morels first and catch flatheads later

[rushing]

It all depends on what happens later this winter. I have a feeling though that come spring time the river will be higher than last.

[HotPocket]

High water!

[Grant]

I'll concur with the high water assesment....

any bets on how the Carver Trestle will fare?

[wastewaterguru]

I would guess that this spring will be the last one for that bridge.

[A.W.Wolfram]

I would guess that this spring will be the last one for that bridge.

There goes the play ground

[Papa Grump]

Unless the city of Carver takes it out, I think the bridge will be there for a few years yet. It's so called demise has been a discussion for quite a long time, unless we get nice flood like back in the early 90's. I don't think your playground is going anywhere Andy.

[Larry FlatCaster]

I would guess that this spring will be the last one for that bridge.

I wouldn't be so sure. She might get awful choked up with floaters. Hey with your expertise and experience on clear cutting paths up through there, maybe we should hold the KOTC gathering early this year at the trestle, anything can be done with the right tools and manpower.

I would be surprised to see it topple, unless some group decides to yank it

[hanson]

It'll be interesting to see what happens there this year although I don't think its going anywhere anytime soon. The bridge has been there longer than most of us have been alive, it'll probably take an act of man to get rid of it.

Wouldn't take much to blow all that wood out of there either. I mean last year all the wood moved from the left side of the river to the right side. Who's to say it won't all move back to the left again or completely get blown out.

[Shack]

I think the best and worst time to try and clear that area by hand would be in high water. One, the high water and a couple logs pulled (maybe allot more) could possibly start a chain reaction and compromise that pile on the east and west sides. Two, the down side is that crazy current is very unsafe and makes for navigating the area impossible.

If a group of guys could get out right now with gas chain saws and cut up a bunch of that junk into 4-6' chunks, that would cool. If I lived closer I would be in to at least go down and stare at it and let the brain juices flow

I guess if nothing happens on its own and opens it up wide, I am staying on the side of the jam my truck and trailer is on this year

[Scott K]

I know the DNR isnt to crazy about people messing with log jams.

[DTro]

As much as I would like to see it stay (it’s quite a historical piece) and it limits the amount of traffic upstream, it IS a man made safety hazard and I really would hate to hear about someone getting hurt or killed due to the mess not being cleaned up and or falling off the thing.

Something needs to be done, whether it’s annual clean-up, or just getting rid of the whole works. High water WILL reak havoc to that log pile and supports this year.