Where is dyers pasture

Were gonna head down there soon and see how the catfishing goes. Be careful in that Riverhawk. I've been on that river and big boats nearly blow us out on the banks they were running so fast. Just because it is a river doesn't slow them down.

I don't know about this time of year but I wouldn't get out there in one during the white bass run when they river gets crowded. Alrighty thank ya for the advice. We'll certainly be careful. I've been down to the pasture a couple of times catfishing in the past month. All the boats are more than curtious and slow down to no wake when they come up on us. There are some big boats with hp motors there also, but they are as curtious too.

As far as the catfishing We have caught a few that will go a lb or two, but most are too small to keep. The bite is usually fast and the kids always have fun but we have never gotten into bigger fish.

I am told that trot lines at nite will produce average 2 lbers but you'd think if that were true you'd catch a few on rod and reels that size too. About a mile downstream or less it looks like the river opens up to the lake but the water is shallow there unless you know where the channel is so motoring is still slow. BTW, me and a bud fished there yesterday. Caught about 40 in 3 or 4 hours and my bud wanted a mess for him and his wife so we kept about 25 of the biggest ones.

Cleaned, they would feed the two of them but that was about it. The bite was better on catalpa worms than nite crawlers too. Last edited: Jul 4, Usually this time of year the river is so shallow that last year we walked the riverhawk more than we used the motor. The river is muddy and higher than normal for this time of year with all the rain we have got.

There are a lot of stumbs around Dyers to watch out for. Mossy0ak Senior Member Jul 5, I appreciate it guys. I talked to a fella that said he caught a couple flatheads from there on limb lines that went around 30 lbs apiece!

That sure would be fun. Were gonna try and get out there some during the week if we can when the boat traffic is down some. I can see what your talkin about when it comes to stumps. It certainly looks like there may be some hidden ones there. Sounds like a great place to take my nephew catfishing.

He would enjoy catching all those lil cats, shoot I would too. DeucesWild Senior Member Jul 5, If you put in at redlands go up towards the indian mound. Fish the edge of the river channel in the timber. A 50 lb flat came out of there earlier in the year spring. Photos with me in them were obviously taken by him, but there were others.

That being said, we launched and headed upriver. Houston had spotted a hidden lake that he wanted to try to reach. There were also little coves along this section that looked like they would be interesting to explore. The weather was ideal. Boat traffic, however, was not. Neither was the water quality. It seemed as if we were paddling through brown muck some of the time.

In some of the back channels if even looked as if there was some oil on the surface. This was definitely NOT a place to swim. Water quality aside, the scenery was nice. We did find a small cove not far from the ramp where we could escape from the fishing boats. As we tried to explore the cove as far back as we could, we found ourselves in clumps of vegetation that got tighter and tighter until we could go no further…or so we thought.

More on that in the next post. But, suffice it to say, we turned around and came back out of this cove. So far I was liking this hybrid boat. It handled well. However, having that maneuverability really helped in these tight areas. When I had the skeg down the boat tracked straight, but was not quite as quick as the Tsunami, which is to be expected.

My one complaint was that when it was down the skeg would flop from side to side, causing a loud bumping that was out of sync with my paddling strokes. For a compulsive person such as myself it was a bit unnerving. We turned down one channel that seemed to be a bit more open than the others. We came to a group of three kayaks that had pulled over to do some fishing along the bank.

Viewing Information: There are year-round opportunities for excellent bird watching at this ever-changing wetland complex. Each season with its changing water level and food availability brings a new mix of species. Spring and summer bring great blue herons, little blue herons and numerous shore birds to feed in the shallow waters.

Ospreys and bald eagles that nest on Lake Oconee might be seen feeding here as well. Wood storks may use the area if fish are concentrated in isolated pools during August and September.

The ideal conditions for prey species also make ideal conditions for predators, so bobcats, foxes, coyotes, minks, otters, and other predators are seen frequently. The varied habitats surrounding this project are home to many species of songbirds.