Tailrace fishing

Fishing in a tailrace requires a distinct set of skills in that lures or bait must be moved through the flowing water to the feeding spots in the currents.

Generation once started can last for a few minutes and up to months at times if all mechanical conditions and market demand is required from the governing utility or municipality.

Hydro tailrace fishing is angling with rod and reel using artificial or live bait through these swift waters.

An example would be Mission Valley Dam on the Guadalupe River on the northern end of Lake Dunlap in New Braunsfels, Texas.

One example of regaining lost rights is the Freedom to Fish Act that came out of a dispute with the Corps of Engineers attempt to restrict access below dams on the Cumberland River.