Dad and I participated in a fish count for a Detroit area lake that was drained years back for repairs being done to the dam. The variety and size of the fish amazed most of the volunteers. Master Angler bass, carp, crappie, bluegill, and even rainbow and brown trout. We suspect the trout were from years of a kids day stocking program miles upstream.

@andrediaz6205

Ай бұрын

Man if they lived in there longer than a year they should’ve looked into doing it more often could’ve released some wild trout in there and years down the road have a natural trout population they don’t live in many areas longer then a season or 2 the heat kills them off by mid summer most of the time

@blauer2551

Ай бұрын

@@andrediaz6205 It was a polluted warm lake that wasn’t more than 15’ deep, that’s why finding the trout was so surprising.

@gordongrantham8782

12 күн бұрын

Did not know that,wow

A greatplace to metal detect.

Dude this vlog is a home run! This reminded me of a Classic Adam the Woo. This was a "dam" good vlog.

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! It was a fun one...Just super muddy.

@mr.nomadben7109

Жыл бұрын

@@acdcnut2011 indeed

The metal cylinder thing you found looks like the remains of a spent military-grade parachute flare. The fins in the back pop out once it is shot out of the tube, to allow it to fly upward better.

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense because it had burn marks on it too.

If you’re curious to how big that drain is!! That’s how big it is !! 😂😂😂 oooook!! Lovely form of measurement

Can’t beat exploring places that don’t come available very often. Cool video and cooler newt 😎

You did a damn good job making this video.

I live in Cleveland about 30 mins away. I’ve hiked past there to Benton Falls. Creepy lake but pretty terrain.

That was fun... thanks 😎👍

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

No problem Kathy! Glad you enjoyed it!

Can you please do history on the lake. Why it was built and founded or if was already there? Let us know

That was so cool!! Glad you went so we could see it

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick! Thank you for telling me about it.

Nice! My wife and I rode our bikes in February from hwy30 to the campground and stumbled upon McKamey drained. Looks like the last time this was done was 1993. It was completely fogged in at the top that day and it gave us some serious Silent Hill vibes 😂 thanks for the summary!

lol My kids and I put some of that "treasure" in that pile.

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

Awesome lol.

The round metal thing you found with holes in it and a solid bottom you found was for a sump pump(water pump)It Sat on the bottom and a hose hooked up going to the pump where it is clogged with mud

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Uncle! I might go back with my metal detector next time.

@warrenmichael918

Жыл бұрын

yep, it looked like the screen end of a suction hose for a pump.

@brandonehrke6788

5 ай бұрын

Definitely on the bottom for aeration and/or sump!

That was great, young sir

That aluminum thing you found is a military hand launched rocket flare.

"It goes all the way to the top." LOL! Every thing goes all the way to " "Its" top...

Cool video! Sorry your shoes got messed up. Seems like stepping back in time. Treasures everywhere.

It would be awesome to take a metal detector down there. Aquachigger would love this area.

I'm from the Mcminn County side, not far from the Polk co line......I can say this for certain, We do live in one of the most beautiful and interesting areas in the US. , Been to Chilhowee Campground/Lake McKamy many times....recently they ( National Forest Service) drained Indian Boundary up near Tellico, and there were some interesting fish traps and stuff in the lake bed... well done explorer! now go home and shower and get the mud off, lol

The round thing is a screed for stopping to brief from going into a hose for a pump.

Awwww, we went there a lot when I was very young.

With a little foresite you could have carried a few trashbags with you. Simply place the cans, etc.. into the bag and if nothing else leave it near the shoreline to make the clean up easier.

Good job

Great! your near all of these counties and other places. What the heck state or even country is it? I guess we are just supposed to know this stuff because you do.

the grate joke was great got yourself a new sub cause of that one

Interesting to see. If you go back or any friends do, bring a trash bag to remove all that trash so it won’t remain once lake refilled. 😉

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

I agree! I found a Pepsi One can with Star Wars episode I on it...That was over 20 years ago.

great video

Orange rocks and mud meand it a sulfur creek coming from an a coal mine.

I wonder what goodies a person could have found around that beach with a metal detector😊

Wow what a shallow lake.

Why arent they pulling the silt out. That would make same farmers very happy.

The water drains down the mountain to the parksville lake

Walk in a drained lake . Wow mudd 😊!

Your footsteps will be in that mud petrified for many years untill that lake drys up once again and future people will look at those footprints thinking you were probably hunting some prey or something lol

The sediment is nuts. They should try to get rid of some of it.

Cheddar biscuit you did it

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

It was fun as hell man! I trudged waist deep through mud though.

cool

They need to dig it out. It's a fresh water bank. We need more fresh water

Do snow shoes work for mud?

Did you see any dead fish or did they take em out? I'm in Cleveland TN too btw.

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

Not many lol. I guess they went into the nearby stream. A lot of the salamanders are hiding in the mud though.

“various nick-nacks”… 😄😁😆😂🤣

Why is the creek polluted with iron ?? How does and fish live in that water.

Looks like a bull skull at the mouth of the drain. Interesting lol

That's a newt not a salamander😂😂😂

I still wonder what happened to the fish

Now would be the time to do some hunting for gold.

Does anyone know what state this is in

Needs someone brave to metal detect it. I reckon its full of coins and interesting trinkets

That is a water pump screen.

Where is this located?

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

Ocoee, TN!

That a truck axle you found there

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was trying to figure out what it was.

@jeffj9856

Жыл бұрын

@acdcnut2011 np buddy I meet you once up in Charleston at the gas station about year ago or so!

@acdcnut2011

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffj9856 It's good to put a name to a face finally lol. That's been a while.

@jeffj9856

Жыл бұрын

@@acdcnut2011 yes sir

That is part of a flare

When you started walking on in that lake bed, I worried you might be in danger due to finding some quick sand. Kind Of silly considering you obviously got home and uploaded the video, eh?

🤫maybe for like 5min of this video

Thats not a lake thats a pond

That was an axle

Where's Nancy

USFS is not know for good decisions and this is a perfect example. Some clown in an office in SF or DC told about this great idea by some other office slug and they proceed without any local input or research.

You don't like the mud you're at the bottom of the lake duh it's muddy if you don't like you didn't have to go down there

Drain the lake hes lost his shoe

look like quidk sand to me

Sad really

Forest not Forestry

congrats on adding your trash to the lake bed, u could've just walked around like a normal person

Follow for more man news

@acdcnut2011

10 ай бұрын

That's one way of looking at it lol.

@Demarcussykeshwh

10 ай бұрын

but where does all the water go and how will they put it back more importantly is there a video of this 👀

@acdcnut2011

10 ай бұрын

@@Demarcussykeshwh I said it in the video I thought. It was drained for maintenance of the dam.

At least you packed out the trash you picked up…umm no? You make me sick.

Wow this guy goes and explores a place and istead of being a responsible person and bringing a trash bag and getting some of that trash off the bottom of the of the lake he just throws it back down unbelievable and then he post the video on the on KZread like a scumbag of him being unresponsible and not trying to protect mother Earth

U babble to much

If you ever wondered how certain people ever made it as far as they have in life??.. well now days the answer can usually be found on video , next to there skeleton ….

Free Jon boat?

Someone is ggggaaayyy