Tim wrote:

Carlyle is a semi man-made lake, that is fed by the Kaskaskia river
that was dammed up in the early 50's., and the lake is shallow in some
places, but not bad, that is IF you know where to go.
Basicly though, it's either full, or fuller.

I have been on Carlyle, but it has been about 30 years. You are right
about it being shallow in spots. I really don't know it that well.

The lake we went to most when I was growing up was Lake of the Ozarks
and Tablerock. My mom still has a place at the 26 mile marker on Lake of
the Ozarks, or about there if my memory recalls correctly. The place has
a Sunrise Beach mailing address.

When I get back to St.Louis we run a boat of my uncle's on the
Mississippi. That can be a lot of fun.

Capt Jack R..



Jack Goff wrote:

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:05:56 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:


Clams Canino wrote:

At last.... WATER!!!

whew

-W




Yep - I was down on Saturday and saw that the lake had come up a bit. I
hope they get my riprap installed before it is full again :-)

Capt Jack R..

Lake Murray here in SC is finally back up to near full pool. It's
been down for over two years as they reinforced the dam. I was out
last Saturday, and we've got our lake back!

Jack Redington wrote:
When I get back to St.Louis we run a boat of my uncle's on the
Mississippi. That can be a lot of fun.

Capt Jack R..

jack, that's one thing I'd like to do this summer, is go in a river
cruise on the MS. But I dont' know a thing about it, except for what I
see going over the bridge from IL into MO. on I-70.

I would like to plan it out for this summer, though.

You know where I can get info to do such?


Th Illinois river is easy, no problem there, been up and down it many
times from Havana, to Alton and back,

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:59:13 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:

Jack Goff wrote:
On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:05:56 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:


Clams Canino wrote:

At last.... WATER!!!

whew

-W




Yep - I was down on Saturday and saw that the lake had come up a bit. I
hope they get my riprap installed before it is full again :-)

Capt Jack R..


Lake Murray here in SC is finally back up to near full pool. It's
been down for over two years as they reinforced the dam. I was out
last Saturday, and we've got our lake back!


I like lake Murray, We use to live in Lexington and used that marina by
the dam to launch from. It was great because it was so close to the house.

We were there when they droped the lake to kill the hydrilla that was
choking the shallows, did that work out ?

Capt Jack R..

Nope. They finally introduced sterile Grass Carp to the lake a couple
of years ago. That, coupled with the low levels forced by dam repair,
has knocked it back. We'll see how much is left out there this summer
when it is usually at its worst.

Jake's Landing is the marina by the dam. It's closest to our house,
and is where we keep our boat.

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:24:46 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:59:13 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:

Jack Goff wrote:
On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:05:56 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:


Clams Canino wrote:

At last.... WATER!!!

whew

Yep - I was down on Saturday and saw that the lake had come up a bit. I
hope they get my riprap installed before it is full again :-)

Lake Murray here in SC is finally back up to near full pool. It's
been down for over two years as they reinforced the dam. I was out
last Saturday, and we've got our lake back!


I like lake Murray, We use to live in Lexington and used that marina by
the dam to launch from. It was great because it was so close to the house.

We were there when they droped the lake to kill the hydrilla that was
choking the shallows, did that work out ?

You mean the state ramp on the West Columbia/Irmo side of the Dam?

I took him to mean the marina on the Lexington side of the dam...
Jake's. That's my home base.

I there visiting my son who lives in Lexington County (West Columbia)
and I took a ride up to Lake Murray - I was amazed at the difference
between last August and now - totally different lake than it was last
summer.

No doubt about it. It's just over 2 feet away from full pool. That's
as high as they ever let it get.

Fortunately it's a pretty deep lake, so if you had water to get your
boat in, you could use the lake even when it was down. There were a
lot of lake property owners who had no water for a long time, though.

Tim wrote:
Jack Redington wrote:

When I get back to St.Louis we run a boat of my uncle's on the
Mississippi. That can be a lot of fun.

Capt Jack R..


jack, that's one thing I'd like to do this summer, is go in a river
cruise on the MS. But I dont' know a thing about it, except for what I
see going over the bridge from IL into MO. on I-70.

I would like to plan it out for this summer, though.

You know where I can get info to do such?


Th Illinois river is easy, no problem there, been up and down it many
times from Havana, to Alton and back,


When we are on the river, since it is my Uncles boat he always runs it
so I can't really claim any experiance. When I get a chance I will ask
him for any tips he may have. When we go out it is just for a few hours.
And it had been several years. He will run pretty far with his wife
getting lodging on some points on the river. But honestly I can't recall
where he says he going when they go out for a few days.

I will try to remember to ask him about running the river and where he
goes. Plus any advice he may offer. His boat is a 23 ft Slickcraft I
beleive. He has had it for about 20 years on the river.

Capt Jack R..

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:59:13 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:05:56 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:



Clams Canino wrote:


At last.... WATER!!!

whew

Yep - I was down on Saturday and saw that the lake had come up a bit. I
hope they get my riprap installed before it is full again :-)

Lake Murray here in SC is finally back up to near full pool. It's
been down for over two years as they reinforced the dam. I was out
last Saturday, and we've got our lake back!


I like lake Murray, We use to live in Lexington and used that marina by
the dam to launch from. It was great because it was so close to the house.

We were there when they droped the lake to kill the hydrilla that was
choking the shallows, did that work out ?


You mean the state ramp on the West Columbia/Irmo side of the Dam?

I there visiting my son who lives in Lexington County (West Columbia)
and I took a ride up to Lake Murray - I was amazed at the difference
between last August and now - totally different lake than it was last
summer.

No this was not the public ramp (we once meet a guide there to take us
out) The ramp we used was in a small marina on the Lexington side. For
the life of me I can't recall what it was called. The Drive to it was
about four miles from the dam or somthing like that(past that little
store). They have a duel ramp setup with one finger peer on one side.

We lived off Old Cherokee and the little marina was closer to the house.
I think they charged me 3 bucks for every drop and pull out of there. It
could get pretty tight when it was busy.

When one went out on the lake from there you would pop out of a cove
about half way between Bomb/Dolittle Island and the Dam. We would run to
the far end to the point where it was starting to look like a river
again and head back on some outings.

Capt Jack R..

Jack Redington wrote:
I will try to remember to ask him about running the river and where he
goes. Plus any advice he may offer. His boat is a 23 ft Slickcraft I
beleive. He has had it for about 20 years on the river.

Capt Jack R..

I'd apreciate that, Jack....

Jack Goff wrote:

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:59:13 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:05:56 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:



Clams Canino wrote:


At last.... WATER!!!

whew

-W




Yep - I was down on Saturday and saw that the lake had come up a bit. I
hope they get my riprap installed before it is full again :-)

Capt Jack R..


Lake Murray here in SC is finally back up to near full pool. It's
been down for over two years as they reinforced the dam. I was out
last Saturday, and we've got our lake back!


I like lake Murray, We use to live in Lexington and used that marina by
the dam to launch from. It was great because it was so close to the house.

We were there when they droped the lake to kill the hydrilla that was
choking the shallows, did that work out ?

Capt Jack R..


Nope. They finally introduced sterile Grass Carp to the lake a couple
of years ago. That, coupled with the low levels forced by dam repair,
has knocked it back. We'll see how much is left out there this summer
when it is usually at its worst.

Jake's Landing is the marina by the dam. It's closest to our house,
and is where we keep our boat.


I beleive Jake's Landing was it. We had a house on Old Cherokee road in
Lexington when I was with NCR there. I really miss the pace of Columbia
as compaired to Atlanta. Columbia ia a nice laid back place and has nice
weather.. ahhh but life moved us on once again. :-)

Capt Jack R..

"Jack Redington" wrote in message
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Jack Goff wrote:

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:59:13 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:05:56 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:



Clams Canino wrote:


At last.... WATER!!!

whew

-W




Yep - I was down on Saturday and saw that the lake had come up a bit. I
hope they get my riprap installed before it is full again :-)

Capt Jack R..


Lake Murray here in SC is finally back up to near full pool. It's
been down for over two years as they reinforced the dam. I was out
last Saturday, and we've got our lake back!


I like lake Murray, We use to live in Lexington and used that marina by
the dam to launch from. It was great because it was so close to the
house.

We were there when they droped the lake to kill the hydrilla that was
choking the shallows, did that work out ?

Capt Jack R..


Nope. They finally introduced sterile Grass Carp to the lake a couple
of years ago. That, coupled with the low levels forced by dam repair,
has knocked it back. We'll see how much is left out there this summer
when it is usually at its worst.

Jake's Landing is the marina by the dam. It's closest to our house,
and is where we keep our boat.


I beleive Jake's Landing was it. We had a house on Old Cherokee road in
Lexington when I was with NCR there. I really miss the pace of Columbia as
compaired to Atlanta. Columbia ia a nice laid back place and has nice
weather.. ahhh but life moved us on once again. :-)

Capt Jack R..


Ah, an old NCR guy. They offered me a position in SC after I finished my
degree and was working in Calif for NCR. Decided I liked CA better and
changed jobs. Would have taken a job at Rancho Bernardo.

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:48:08 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:


I beleive Jake's Landing was it. We had a house on Old Cherokee road in
Lexington when I was with NCR there. I really miss the pace of Columbia
as compaired to Atlanta. Columbia ia a nice laid back place and has nice
weather.. ahhh but life moved us on once again. :-)

Capt Jack R..

Wow... small world. I used to live just off Old Cherokee Rd. We
liked the west end of the lake, so we kept the boat at Southshore
Marina on Hwy 378, down at the double bridges going toward the traffic
circle.

Now we live in the Corley Mill Rd. area, so Jake's is closer.

And I work with a bunch of ex-NCR people. We hired them as our
business expanded over the last few years, and they were looking for
work.