Jig On the Water, May 5
The river is in great condition. We are running 90 CFS right now, which isn’t bad for all the rain we’ve had in the area.
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As of Monday, Roaring River had risen from 60 CFS on Sunday to 682 CFS. Fly fishing was good all week.
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Jig On the Water, April 21
Roaring River is still clear and running 33 CFS, making for some great dry fly fishing. Blue wing olives, caddis, midges, beetles and ants are all working very well.
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ROV-ing to exploration: Diver to use remote vehicles in Roaring River spring
Diver Steve Haggitt displays the three ROVs and accessories he and three team members will use for an April 24-26 exploration of Roaring River Spring Cave.
Read MoreROV-ing to exploration: Diver to use remote vehicles in Roaring River springJig On the Water, April 14
Roaring River is low and clear, running at 45 CFS. The river has been fishing very well this week with beetles, ants, crackle backs.
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New map installed at Roaring River Spring mouth
Over the weekend, Linda and Gordon Hahn, of Charlottesville, Va., got a chance to survey the new map placed at the mouth of Roaring River Spring in late March. The Hahn’s son, Eric Lee Hahn, lost his life in the spring while serving as a diver with the KISS Rebreathers dive team. The team conducted monthly weekend explorations of the spring from May 2021 until Hahn’s death on Oct. 14, 2022. The new map at the spring was created as a result of the KISS Rebreathers team’s explorations.
Read MoreNew map installed at Roaring River Spring mouthJig On the Water, April 7
Roaring River is still clear and running 77 CFS. This is good water flow.
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Another way to dive; ‘underwater robots’ to explore spring cave
Steve Haggitt has plans to dive into Roaring River Cave deeper than any person has been before – with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Haggitt and a team of three additional divers will operate the ROVs – essentially, underwater robots – with the initial objective of providing a 3-D model of the upper room (Chamber 1) to the Missouri State Park system for interpretive and public display purposes.
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March 31, 2024 Water is still mostly clear. We had a bit of rain last week, but it didn’t really mess the water up much.
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Jig On the Water, March 24
The water is at 62 CFS right now. This is great water to fish; it is clear and running well.
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