LD :yes:I was there on Veterans Waterfowl hunting day, Oct 27. Got skunked.
The two geese that normally nest on the island are not there. the leak in the spillway and lack of water coming from the creek has made it 1/3rd of the 10 acres it is normally. They had chased me when I walked across the shallow water to the land while fishing in spring 2017. I made note that one day, I'll come back and shoot them.
I suppose the geese got tired of having to walk several acres to get to the water and found another spot!
I've attached photos and diagrams. Note the location of the park bench in the photo that is normally at the water's edge on the mid-right of the photo. the island is in the upper left corner.
The steep drop-off area pictures in green is currently dry cracked mud and grass that you can walk across. The top third of the deep water area is about 2 to 3 feet deep and gets deeper as you get toward the boat launch area.
Do people waterfowl hunt there? Yes. VADGIF told me a hunter shot a fisherman last year while shooting geese from the island toward the edge of the lake. I've seen empty shotshells on the ialnd and there is shot up cooking pot there too.
This is the lowest I've ever seen the water there. Never knew those boulders were under the water when fishing. Now I know where my lures got snagged!
The two geese that normally nest on the island are not there. the leak in the spillway and lack of water coming from the creek has made it 1/3rd of the 10 acres it is normally. They had chased me when I walked across the shallow water to the land while fishing in spring 2017. I made note that one day, I'll come back and shoot them.
I suppose the geese got tired of having to walk several acres to get to the water and found another spot!
I've attached photos and diagrams. Note the location of the park bench in the photo that is normally at the water's edge on the mid-right of the photo. the island is in the upper left corner.
The steep drop-off area pictures in green is currently dry cracked mud and grass that you can walk across. The top third of the deep water area is about 2 to 3 feet deep and gets deeper as you get toward the boat launch area.
Do people waterfowl hunt there? Yes. VADGIF told me a hunter shot a fisherman last year while shooting geese from the island toward the edge of the lake. I've seen empty shotshells on the ialnd and there is shot up cooking pot there too.
This is the lowest I've ever seen the water there. Never knew those boulders were under the water when fishing. Now I know where my lures got snagged!
