Seminole Co. Ramblings

[Son]

Took a day off from fishing in Seminole. Got tired of cleaning fish. Went to the hunting woods to work on plots and mow roads. Also plowed a garden spot at the hunt camp for mustard and turnips.

 

[Son]

Pressure washed the boat early this morning. I like a clean boat.

 

[Son]

2:35, rain began at lake Seminole, was a short but good little shower. Glad I was through cleaning up the boat and had everything put up before it began.

 

[Son]

Here we go again, plenty rain, the lake will be stained again. Seminole had just gotten back to a normal level yesterday.

 

[Son]

Lake Seminole is at the high water mark again. Connecting lakes not muddy, but the water is darker than normal.

 

[Bear10]

The Flint was very muddy and high when I went over it this weekend.

 

[Son]

Lake Seminole remains high today. Not seeing much boat traffic

 

[Son]

Well wouldn't you know. Saturday, had some family members visiting and the Corp dropped Lake Seminole. They requested a boat ride. Just about every hundred yards or less, I had to back the pontoon boat down to clear the prop. The worse channel was from Spring Creek, past Sealys to the Fish Pond Drain channel. With the lake level dropped so low, it put the hydrilla surface very thick. Hard on the motor, takes more fuel and makes cruising aggravating. Bass fishermen and duck hunters love it, I don't. Bass had plenty cover before the hydrilla took over with native vegetation and submerged trees etc. Today, Monday 18th, Seminole's level is back up a bit, but not much.

 

[Bear10]

Why did the Corp drop the lake level?

 

[Son]

Maybe the Corp sees water coming down the rivers and make room for it. But it's common for them to drop the water level on weekends. Proves to me, they could care less about public use. As with all government, everything is backwards in my opinion.

 

[Son]

Still catching shellcrackers and catfish in Seminole, but the bite is slow.

 

[Bear10]

Catfish should be biting with this recent rain bringing current into the lake.

 

[Son]

Seminole is super low this morning. Bet the channels are choked with weeds, would be like mowing with an outboard to get out to the lake from my dock.

 

[Son]

Seminole remains low, with lots of guns going off. Must be duck season. lol

 

[Son]

Thanksgiving day, Lake Seminole has come up a bit since yesterday. Water is clear and there's dead vegetation floating everywhere. Cold must have gotten it.

 

[Son]

Weather warmed and we're not seeing the neighborhood deer. They are laid up just like those in the woods where I hunt. Come on cold weather, it's too muggy and hot to be comfortable hunting

 

[Son]

Happy New year, we had black eyed peas, hog jowl, greens and crackling cornbread for todays big meal.

 

[Son]

Rough weather moved in at Lake Seminole right at dark. Heavy rains and wind.

 

[Son]

31 degrees at the north side of lake Seminole this morning, Jan 18th. High water levels will protect the hydrilla so it can have a head start at increasing come summer. We need a low water condition during a freeze or two to knock the weed down. Even then come August hydrilla will take over again. Hydrilla hides lots of fish, and stumps.

 

[Son]

Rain began at lake Seminole at 1 PM today, I'm inside looking out. Cooking greens for supper.