Following a thread on fishing forum about what will happen to Lake Fairfield and the State Park when Big Browns shuts down in a few days. Some of the things I have heard include opening the gates and letting the lake drain down to bottom of gates (7 feet), that TPW is going to abandon maintenance and management of the State Park and the City of Fairfield wants to convert it to a water treatment site. I know there are some other TBH's here that have camped, fished and hunted there and love it as much as we do, just wondering if anybody here or a local Fairfield TBHer might have better info on Lake Fairfield's future? Sure hate to see us loose another place to get outdoors!
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Wow, in all the talk of the power plant shutting down and possible effects on the lake, I have never once heard that scenario discussed as an option. Although I guess it could be a possibility. Everything I hear is that things will remain status quo. Yes the lake will cool off dramaticlly, yes the tilapia and reds will die, but other than that it will be the same. State Park has done some major renovations over the last 3 years or so and I dont see them abandoning it. Catfishing is great and bass fishing is good. We catch hundreds of fish out of there during the week of spring breakLast edited by texan16; 02-06-2018, 07:03 PM.
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The State of Texas is not going to close this park down just because the power plant is ceasing operations. I was there Saturday talking with staff and they are not going to miss the madness in the park in the winter. Spring and Summer are busier months than winter for them, they are planning a class for Certified Angler Instructor training workshop in May. Myself, I dang sure wont miss the cast netters destroying the reed beds on this lake and keeping every species they catch in their nets. We wont have to worry about fish kills because the lake temperature is so hot it depletes the oxygen. This lake will survive and the park with prosper without the hot water. Now the city of Fairfield, will be affected more than the park will with the loss of jobs.
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Originally posted by kch73 View PostMany coal fired plants are mothballing or moving to a seasonal schedule. We did that with Gibbons Creek...I'm not sure if it's a complete shutdown at BB or not...?
With all the renewable projects this trend will continue, sign of the times in the Electric business.
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Our family ranch is in Teague not too far away. I learned to fish on that ranch and thought I was hanging with the big boys when I got to take the flat bottom John to Lake Fairfield for the first time. Lots of good memories there, but vividly remember the warm water bringing a lot of "unfair sportsmen" to the area. Sad to see Fairfield lose the jobs, but I'm sure the park will live on with a renewed ecology.
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Originally posted by gonehuntin View PostThe State of Texas is not going to close this park down just because the power plant is ceasing operations. I was there Saturday talking with staff and they are not going to miss the madness in the park in the winter. Spring and Summer are busier months than winter for them, they are planning a class for Certified Angler Instructor training workshop in May. Myself, I dang sure wont miss the cast netters destroying the reed beds on this lake and keeping every species they catch in their nets. We wont have to worry about fish kills because the lake temperature is so hot it depletes the oxygen. This lake will survive and the park with prosper without the hot water. Now the city of Fairfield, will be affected more than the park will with the loss of jobs.
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Originally posted by kch73 View PostMany coal fired plants are mothballing or moving to a seasonal schedule. We did that with Gibbons Creek...I'm not sure if it's a complete shutdown at BB or not...?
With all the renewable projects this trend will continue, sign of the times in the Electric business.
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Originally posted by kch73 View PostMany coal fired plants are mothballing or moving to a seasonal schedule. We did that with Gibbons Creek...I'm not sure if it's a complete shutdown at BB or not...?
With all the renewable projects this trend will continue, sign of the times in the Electric business.
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About 20 percent...
Originally posted by DRT View PostSo you're telling us that all those wind turbines people complain about are producing that much electricity?
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