Falling Short Of The Gold
I have wanted for a long time to fish the river above the occum dam. I was not looking fwd to dragging my 75 pound yak to the river. I always take my young son, and that's no help when it comes to moving the boat around. I had high in the sky hopes for this location, i guess i built it up to much in my mind. It turned out to be a big disappointment, but at least i did not get smoked. The water level behind the dam was only 2-3" and there is a ton of sand that has built up, effectively making the dam useless. I wander what people were thinking watching me drag my boat across the water right behind the dam?
I managed a few 13-14' LMB and a few more shorts with some smallies in there. I did spot a school of large carp, 4 in the group and a few huge loners along the way. I dont think it was worth the effort, but if your looking to do the trip you can put in on the dam after you cross drive left on church street and its there right on the left almost immediately.