The lake level is 553.81 and has dropped 2-inches in the last 24-hours with rotation between one and two generators most of the time. The White River at Newport is 15+ feet and dropping. The surface water temperature was 48 degrees yesterday afternoon and is dropping with the cold weather. The water seemed to clear a little and I could see my lure down a little more than 4-ft. It started out in the mid 40's in the morning and dropped during the day. It started to snow big flakes about 4:PM for a little bit almost covering the ground and then it quit before 5:PM and the wind started from the north and it got cold fast. It continued to get colder until a low of about 12-degrees this morning. It is not to get above freezing today and a little colder tonight. Saturday looks to be warmer with temperatures in the 50's for sunday and monday and then another cold front just as bad as this one in the middle of next week. We are in a pattern but are avoiding the ice and storms so far. I went out a little earlier in anticipation of the snow and wind and it was not bad but I did not push the issue and came in about 3:30PM. I do not hate them that bad. I spooned a couple of brush piles and caught a few crappie and a couple of Kentucky Bass to check out the conditions. Fishing is almost always the best right before the cold front gets here. It looks like sunday afternoon and monday will be good days for fishing. We will see. I do not like taking days off but have some indoor projects to work on anyway. I will continue to go and check out the conditions even if for a short time as long as my old boat will start. It froze up the line to my water pressure gauge and squirts water in my shoe but it is not a very big line and we do not sweat the small stuff. It looks like this snow will stick longer than the last one. Most places are having significant price increases for 2022 but Blackburns is not raising anything except boat gas. We do not want to charge our friends too much and want you to continue to have an affordable vacation with all of the inflation in other areas. Come on down and check out all of our improvements. You will like what you see. We are open all winter and are not for sale. I do not know where that is coming from.
