Floating the caney

[Urban_Hunter]

Never done it. Looking for any and all suggestions. Two dudes in Kayaks with light spinning gear. I'm guessing rooster tails? What to look for in the generation schedule? Looking for trout

 

[tree_ghost]

Never done it. Looking for any and all suggestions. Two dudes in Kayaks with light spinning gear. I'm guessing rooster tails? What to look for in the generation schedule? Looking for trout

Check the generation schedule. Rooster tails work pretty well usually. I like white with black specs for color.

 

[UCStandSitter]

Beettlespin in chartreuse ain't bad

 

[waterman]

Smithwicks or rapalas. I like the black and gold rapalas and silver/blue and orange in the smithwicks

 

[Crappieaddict]

Before you begin your float, spend some time in the calm water below the dam.

 

[Urban_Hunter]

Check the generation schedule. Rooster tails work pretty well usually. I like white with black specs for color.

What am I checking for in the generation schedule exactly

 

[Carlos]

What am I checking for in the generation schedule exactly

In my experience they don't bite very well unless there's at least 1 gen running, and 2 is sometimes better.
You don't wanna go if it's more than 2 running.

 

[Urban_Hunter]

In my experience they don't bite very well unless there's at least 1 gen running, and 2 is sometimes better.
You don't wanna go if it's more than 2 running.

That's what I'm looking for! Thanks!

 

[tree_ghost]

I like it with no generators or 1 running personally

 

[scn]

I wouldn't be on the river in a kayak with two generators running!!

 

[peytoncreekhunter]

I wouldn't be on the river in a kayak with two generators running!!

To be honest I wouldn't want to be on it with 1 running in a kayak. I always waited about an hour after the generation stopped and the water started falling out before floating to Happy Hollow.

 

[MidTennFisher]

I spent a lot of time in that river when I lived in TN and I am almost exclusively a kayak angler. That being said, I would not recommend you float it when even 1 generator is running. Especially during cold months. There are a lot of trees laying down that you may barely see on higher water that could flip a kayak. Please don't do it.

Those trout bite just fine with 0 generators running. Rooster tails and Trout Magnets will keep you busy.

This is the time of year to float it. In the Summer that river turns into the cold tailwater equivalent of a booze cruise. It's filled with drunks on tubes and kayaks coming by you in waves of 50+ from just after sunrise to sunset. Luckily that goes away after Summer.