Shed or scab?

Looks like “they” lowered the lake around 1′ as of last weekend. You can see every jetty A OK.

Some of the rocks were under the water when it was way up but all the ones that I have been around are marked with white poles.

I am wondering which of the jetties they would have been able to run up on They all seem real clear to me

The jetties that have been hit most are those across the lake from the permanent cabins. We have been at the cabin this entire week and yes the lake is about a foot down. But NO not all of the rocks are showing; those on the opposing shore from muddy point are still not visible. My brother watched a pontoon run-a-ground on it a couple of weeks ago.

The real danger is at night especially for those that do not know the lake.

Take care and have an enjoyable weekend.
jorg

If you are going to run in 4′ of water that close to the shore then you are asking for trouble. I do not see the jetties as being dangerous at all. If you are going to fish at night, you should be out before the sun goes down to map out where you are going to fish, and the jetties are marked just fine to see during the day. I fished the jetties that you are talking about last weekend flat and I didn’t have any trouble telling where they were by the white poles they have marking them.

The jetties are right up next to the shore, protecting it from erosion. If you are going to be up in that skinny water, you had better know what you are doing. The way the lake is coming down, I would bet that they are out or almost out of the water by now and they will surely be out of the water by July. I will be up there today so I will report back on this. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

Zach

I am not saying that those jetties across from the cabins are dangerous for those of us that know the lake. We have had a cabin on Sherman longer than you have been on this earth; so I feel that we know the lake. My concern is for “those that do not know the lake.”

As far as the jetties being out of the water; I fished them on Monday and Tuesday and the further west one was still partially underwater. You are correct in assuming that soon they will be out of the water, but that is not when they are as most dangerous. The jetties closer to the marina are further out of the water than those down lake. The white poles are great, but how many people actually know what they mean?

If you know about the boat on the dam at Johnson; it usually is not the serious fisherman that you have to worry about. Rather it is the weekend boating enthusiast that runs amuck on such things. These jetties are much smaller than a dam and that guy drove his speedboat right up on it.

In another post, on another board, I reported an email from Daryl and he said that Sherman had been filled to about a half foot over full pool. We have also had some really heavy rains in excess of 5″ at the cabin that have really made the lake come. They have dropped it back to full pool by filling the canals and will soon start the irrigation season pull down. By late August we will be wishing that we had this problem with too much water.

I agree with you on the need for the jetties and that they will hopefully help with the erosion of the shorelined areas. With time people will learn where the jetties are and probably will not hit them as often. They do harbor some fish and you can really lose some tackle on them as well.

Hope you have a good weekend at the lake. Week days are a lot less busy and much more relaxing.

Good fishin’

jorg

I knew that I could find this from Daryl. Hope that it is helpful in this matter.

“The off-shore breakwaters are not underwater. Even if they were they would serve the purpose of breaking wave energy off-shore and thereby reducing shoreline erosion and the lateral movement of silt and sediment. Eroded shorelines and all the silt deposited in front of them are poor fish habitat for, well, just about everything but carp.

So why not make the off-shore breakwaters higher, more visible? Here are a couple of other facts you need to know. First of all, the off-shore breakwaters were designed for normal full pool elevation. At least in recent years the irrigation district has filled Sherman to a little above normal full pool, as much as half a foot above normal full pool, and those off-shore breakwaters are not as far out of the water then. Secondly, for any amateur geologists, take a look at the rock that was used to make those off-shore breakwaters; have you seen any rock like that anywhere near Sherman Reservoir or central Nebraska? The rock used to build those breakwaters had to be hauled in and the hauling costs are significant. We do not build structures like that on any Aquatic Habitat project any bigger than necessary because we only have so much $$$$$ to spend. We are trying to use every penny of our angler’s dollars the best we can.

Daryl Bauer
Lakes and Reservoirs Program Manager
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
[email protected]

P.S. Feel free to share this message with others.”

Thanks Flat

Hey- The lake went back up over the week!!

Thanks, Sherm! How has the fishin’ been lately?

jorg

Ok- It’s hard to get too serious with a 2 y/o in a 14′ tiller!! Made it out for about an hour and did ok. I was throwing the drum in a 5 gal bucket, and that kept the small one intertained for most of the hour.

Trekked a few miles thru our favorite hunting area yesterday,Awesome day to be out.This size of shed is about as hard to find as it gets.Back at it today again because there has to be a better one out there.

What state were you looking in?

Its SE mn

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What state were you looking in?

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looks like whitewater to me, infact i bet i know what hillside that bare one is

I was right above the dnr fenced in browse testing area,or are thinking the next hill north of it in the refuge?