Little Missouri Fly Fishing

To bad they can't leave the Bunger values 3% to 5% open all the time.

The Corp closed the bunger valve at 5:00PM. That was about 3 hours of running cold water, thank you Corp. That was enough to save a few thousand fish. River is wadeable again.

Well, guess I've got to eat crow! Today at 2:00 PM the Corp opened the bunger to flush the river with cold water!!💦. It won't help any past the Pipeline, those fish are gone, but it will help tremendously at Riverside. Thank you Corp or Game and Fish, whoever had the foresight to save the trout!

You don't think they read my last post do you??😬😬🤔🥴😬😬. I'll go to the Corp office tomorrow and thank them.

Two weeks and the Corp has not run any water! Goes to show that they don't care at all about this fishery. I assume that the Arkansas Game and Fish has not ask the Corp for any help keeping the river cold either, they also could care less about the South Arkansas rivers.  There, I've vented!! 

On a happier note, the water temperature at the wall hole is holding around 72 degreese due to the seepage from the dam. Fishing is VERY slow as it always is in August. A dozen seems to be a good day and there is no fishing down river. Last check the water temperature at Hinds Bluff was 85 degrees 🥵.

Will be curious to see what the new trout season in October will bring. Don't know what the Game and Fish will do with them still working on the dam? 

In my opinion, right now when the bunger is closed, there is ZERO flow!  There may be a drop or two from a leak in the dam, but no flow. That's why water is getting hotter and hotter in the wall hole.

Quote from: GORDOB on Jul 23, 2025, 10:16 AMThanks Mike.  When the bunger is closed is there any flow coming into the river from other sources?

Yes Mike, or anybody, does anyone know what, currently, the flow rate on the river is when the bunger is closed? Is it the same as it used to be before they began the work, whenever they weren't generating, or what? Anyone know? I know they still have to be releasing water at the dam from some other valve, but how much?

nm. Sorry!

I'll try to answer a few of your questions. At 4:00 am this morning the bunger is still shut down, no flow at all!!  Yesterday the water temp in waste deep water at the Riverside park was 70 degrees, at Hinds bluff it was 82 degrees!!  That's why there is no fishing down river this time of year. Could get scary if the Corp decides not to run any water for a week or two.

Only water coming into the river when everything is shut down at the dam is the runoff from any rain we get.

Was told the repair on the dam should be finished in November or December!🤔🥴

It's summertime fishing! Some days are better than others, just depends on the conditions. If I catch a dozen or so in a two hour period I feel like I've had a good day.

Seems like the Corp is trying to hold the lake level at about 540'.

The divers are steady working on the dam every day.

Yes we are still getting some various hatches. We had a big Hexagenia hatch the other day. Only the second one I have seen on this river. VERY BIG MAYFLIES!! I'm sure there have been many more, I just didn't see them.

Any updates on water temperature on little Mo.

Thanks Mike.  When the bunger is closed is there any flow coming into the river from other sources?