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TRIEING TO POST LINK ON wister lake level and release schedule . having probs. It will runn huge in the near future but for now . check out the army corp. enge. wister lake level page tulsa dist. >>>over 5800cfs for optimal wave cond. :) 5000-5800 still sticky under 4800-2500 good hole surfing acc. on river right not to good at low levels but over 3000 it pulls you in on that side.

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or more specifically related to the levels referenced

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Flows are good these daz. got sum surf in yest. at 4000 . Was fast ,fast.an choppy, today it's at 5000, a realy good level . if you like to playboat. THATIS

Scott, have you been at a good level? If so what do you think?

Tell 'em to hold that level till the weekend.

Ok but the higher levs are the good ones, no stickyness just fast smooth wave with huge wave trains. behind. easy to access river left. to good to be true. blunts allday , and spanke you can work on youre HELIXS.

A Savage spanke wrote:Scott, have you been at a good level? If so what do you think?

I have only been once, think it was around 1800-2400. It was fun but too shallow and hard to get on. But the higher level looks sweet. Planning on spending this holiday weekend at Wister (probably Saturday) and Dierks (Sunday and Monday)

Is this definately holding and running for the weekend?
Might be a good alternate for something close at home for us. That way my husband gets to play, and I get to fish at the lake :)

Anyone planning on being there this weekend and/or camping?

Hey spanke Im prety sure only three boaters have surfed the big level Aguy from ft.smith (dono his name.) he got in once or twice , Jason grey , and my self. I'ts not hard to get into but it aint easy, either once youre in it's yours today it's handen out beatdowns left and right. so gauge it carfully before you drive down.

A Savage spanke wrote:Scott, have you been at a good level? If so what do you think?

and hey jo it'll hold unless it rains BIG if not , The plan is to release till the lake level is down to a managable level and that can and will take close to a mounth yup a mounth of good flows is what this lake is holden back and if the don't release than we will have the spillway to run (class 5+ due to the drops and holes huge holes when it's big but there may be a creekrun there rite before the spillway flows to max that at the corp. estimates at 20 to 50 thousand cfs . before that happens there may be a creek route that mabee ,mabee not to crazy. but yes there is good fishing in the lake .

Jo_River wrote:Is this definately holding and running for the weekend?
Might be a good alternate for something close at home for us. That way my husband gets to play, and I get to fish at the lake :)

Anyone planning on being there this weekend and/or camping?

Sorry, But I have surfed the wave at big levels too!! Ugh, can't a woman get some credit? I surfed it when it was really big with the big wave trains. And it was AWESOME!! The BEST!!! But I didn't get into it at 5000cfs because it looked a bit too sticky. I know we want it sticky so we can stay in it, but that was a bit rough... And i have surfed it at 1900 cfs, 2000 cfs, 3000 cfs, but at those levels you can't get in surfers right. they did use a rope to pull into it, but it was the only way to get in.
Several people are planning to come up during this weekend. Starting saturday. So, it would be great to have a big crowd of surfers there this weekend. Anyway, justin and "the guy from ft.smith" can vouch for me that I surfed it. so far i'm the only chick to surf it...
Ricky, give me some credit man

Hey Ricky, I may try and head that way this weekend. I'm not sure yet, but if everything works out here at home, then I may try to head up and camp a night or something. Anyone else gonna try and be there too?
Joe

Guess that answers my question. lol I hope to try and be up Saturday. I will need some directions however. Michelle, I think you have my number still, would you mind sending me some directions to it? Make them easy, I'm navigationally challenged. I will be coming from 1-30 in Benton.

Hope to see you all there!
Joe

yeah Joe, i will give you a call and direct you this way..... If you plan on camping and need me to get you a campsite, let me know. i will try to reserve us a few spots.  Any one else heading up let me know. I can just grab a few campsites near the dam and we can all camp out together. James, Scott, and a few others are coming up as well.Anyway, 918.413.3632, if ya'll need directions or anything.  This is gonna be sooooo fun!!!  

thatis rite michelle did manage to get in an even threw alil blunt. sorry dude bybad. SHE KICKSA$$ YALL