Lake Jocassee

[reelapeelin]

Here's the "wall" left after they dynamited the granite away to build the dam....little over 30' here, but almost 400' deep out in front of the dam ... beautiful clear water and white sand beaches...this is a REALLY neat place...Duke Power nuclear facility...makes payin' the power bill a little easier
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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/reelapeelin/P7190009.jpg


this was a trip my girls took their boyfriends....and the boys actually made it back...





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[randlemanboater]

I have caught a BUNCH of small mouths right there, about 25 years ago on flyrod!!!!!

[reelapeelin]

Yep ... I used to snorkle this area a lot back when...got an underwater pic of a smallie came right up to me...if I'd had a handfull of nightcrawlers, coulda fed him...looked like about 7 lbs or so... ;D ...

[Airslot]

I love fishin for smallmouth. Saltwater is my first love, but smallmouth fishin is a blast. Thinkin back to an old thread here, pound for pound a river smallie would be tough to beat.

Airslot

Nice action shot there REEL

[reelapeelin]

Thanks, Slot...my pleasure ;D ...

[willy]

Very nice brother, some day take me there. But you can do the jumping ;)

[reelapeelin]

Brother Willy... I used to DIVE from much higher than these guys were jumpin' off this same place ... it was LOTS of fun, but I'm pretty sure those days are over...


...but it'll be my pure pleasure to take you there just as soon as you get your crusty ol' a$$ down here ;) ;D ...

[randlemanboater]

Have caught many trout and a few bigmouth in that lake over the years as well.

Thank's for stirring up my memory REEL.

[reelapeelin]

Have caught many trout and a few bigmouth in that lake over the years as well.

Thank's for stirring up my memory REEL.




WOW...glad to find somebody on the board's been up there...it's a special place...I've still got those pics I mentiond...if they'll scan, I'll try to post 'em ;D ... now where's a teenager...there's never one around when ya need one ::) ...

[randlemanboater]

Is that little store still there on the right as you drive up from Hwy 11? It was right in a curve to the left.

[reelapeelin]

Is that little store still there on the right as you drive up from Hwy 11? It was right in a curve to the left.



Ya thinkin' about Hoyet's? ...it's after ya turn off 11 on road to ramp...Devil's Fork ring any bells?...

[randlemanboater]

Hoyet's, thats it. Used to stop there to get my outta state license.

I grew up in WNC and my dad would take me all over the place to fish. Fished most of the lakes in that area but Jocasee was always my favorite.

Sometimes we would come down the night before and stay at a little motel on Hwy 11, if I remember correctly the rooms were like finished storage sheds.

[reelapeelin]

Sometimes we would come down the night before and stay at a little motel on Hwy 11, if I remember correctly the rooms were like finished storage sheds.




That was the Ritz-Carlton in Pumpkintown ;) ...sounds like you had one of the upscale suites 8) ...