Got to go fishing...

I was able to get out and go fishing on Tuesday.

The water was not near as muddy as I thought it would be. Usually, the clarity is 5' to 6' or a little more. On Tuesday, it was about 3'. There was a slight breeze blowing, just enough to produce small waves to break up the surface. The surface water temp was 80 degrees, with a thermocline at 25' in the main body of the lake. This year there is vegetation around most of the lake shoreline out to about 6' deep. I found several bait balls just under the surface in several places on the lake. Since the lake is only 100 acres, I was able to cover most of the lake to see where the fish were located. I found a lot of fish in 20' of water.

I may try to go to Dripping Springs within the next couple of weeks. I am not a fan of fishing on holidays or holiday weekends.

I read where that the Coffeyville Resourses refinery spilled 42,000 gallons of crude oil into the Verdigris River. They are saying that this oil could get into Oklahoma drinking water sources and recreation areas.

"The oil was floating downriver toward Oklahoma and that state's Oologah Lake, about 30 miles northeast of Tulsa, said Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, the Kansas state adjutant. Oklahoma officials were optimistic the spill would dissipate before it reached the lake, which provides flood control, drinking water and recreation.
'There are nine public water supplies along the Verdigris and the Oologah Lake, and none of them are currently affected,' said Skylar McElhaney, a spokeswoman for Oklahoma's Department of Environmental Quality. Tulsa is among the cities that get water from Oologah."

Oologah also supplies water to Claremore Lake. There is a huge water pipe that dumps water into Claremore Lake in the 2nd West cove just North of the boat ramps.

Let's hope that the oil does not get affect our drinking water or recreational waters.