Yesterday after work, I drove out to Idong reservoir to do a little fishing and although the fishing was great, what surprised me was how low the water level is. I meant to take a lot more pictures than these three but my friend Jim came out and once we started fishing for bluegill, the camera was forgotten.
This is the lowest I’ve ever seen the lake in the years I’ve fished here. In the above picture, you can see the islands that have popped up across the water. (click on pics to see full-sized images)
This is all that’s left of the cove that I like to fish in during spring and early summer.
For the few of you that are familiar with Idong, you can see just how low the water is. During early spring, the water is all the way up into the weeds and grass you see in the background. I’m not sure why the water is as low as it is – the only theory I can come up with is that during the monsoon rains, the authorities were worried about flooding so they released huge amounts of water out of the lake to accommodate a deluge that never materialized.
Nomad said that the fishing was great, but all we get are pics of a dried up lake and no fish. Hmmmm?????
Rob,
I know you’re joking but just to set the record straight, I never have and never will lie about fishing. If I get skunked, I say so – it happens to the best (and I’m far from the best, heck, I’m not even mediocre) and my 8 inch bass don’t magically turn into 4 pounders by the time I post. I didn’t think posting more pics of bluegill was interesting to anyone because that’s what we fished for yesterday. Bluegill fishing on ultralight gear is my newest passion – it’s a blast, especially when the bass are being finicky.
At the Heidelberg Rod and Gun club they had a big round table off to the side with a plaque above it that read, “This table is reserved for hunters, fisherman and other liars.” LOL
Do you guys know any good bass fishing area in Seoul. I and a middle school student who is fishing here in korea and never caught a bass in my life. I tried Singal and Yangpyoung but never caught any i don’t mind my dad driving two hours but 3 or 4 is ridilous. Could you guy tell me and driving direction. Thank you
I heard of anglertown and Ildong and Andong and Asan but don’t know how to get there and is it far???