I went down to Harvey on Tuesday morning for a quick fish to find the water level very high. Most of the spots i fish were not accessible any more with the roads leading straight into the water .

I didnt catch any fish and only saw a few rises all morning. But i thought i would get a couple pictures to show the water level around the dam.

Nearly every road i turned down ended up looking like this.

The water looked realy good but i think it is still too cold and there are no insects hatching or flying around yet. If we get a few warm days in a row the trout should start to feed on the surface.

Here is the boat ramp with the water getting very close to the top .

Altho its high , going by the dam wall there is still a bit of room left to fill right up . And the water is rising quite fast with all the streams running well.

Now i thought i would show an area i fish alot, and then add some photo,s from a few years ago when the water was very low. In this photo i am looking across towards the road i come in on when i fish over there.

Here is a zoomed in look from the same spot. Note the road leading in towards the water.

Here is a picture of the same spot, from the same angle that i took a few years ago when the water was very low.

What i hope it shows, is there is alot of unseen structure around the dam. But some areas a very plain in contrast to this location. I fished here a for a few years and had no idea there was a road running right through the spot that kept producing fish.

In the next picture i have panned to the left looking at the causeway. The white rocks are a great platform to to stand on and fly fish when the water is just over them .

And here i have gone over to the other side looking back at were i parked .

Now the water is right up into the tree line and you cant drive into that whole area.

So if you are thinking about goint to Harvey for a fish, you might want to take a dinghy or cannoe. Otherwise you will be limited to a few spots like the boat ramp, or you can walk along the causeway,s . I cant wait for it to get a bit warmer and the water to start dropping. I find every year the conditions change alot, and its worth doing some recon trips at different times of the year to scout out stucture that might hold fish.

Cheers Grant ..

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