Why is the Grand River so High

Went down to the Grand River today. Haven't been for a month and I noticed the water levels were really high for this time of year and the weather that we've had in the area. Whats the cause? Because the weather I remember having the past while has been quite nice. I just need some input on this. I want to try some fishing but i'm not sure how to approach this. i'm not from anywhere close to the Grand as i live around the Peterborough area and the waters are quite low. What lures and tactics should i go about doing? any feedback would be appreciated.

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Rob

The main reason as far as I know is because the grca increased the flow out of shad damn In Fergus from around 4.5 cms to around 30 it's on the decline I'm hoping to fish around Fergus this week Wilson's web site updates the flows everyday it's under the fishing maps section

Madriverfisher said:

The main reason as far as I know is because the grca increased the flow out of shad darn In Fergus from around 4.5 cms to around 30 it's on the decline I'm hoping to fish around Fergus this week Wilson's web site updates the flows everyday it's under the fishing maps section

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That would make sense. Because I knew it wasn't high from the weather we've had lately. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Not a problem I know it was around 25.5 today so it's on the way down hopefully able to fish this tues or wed

I don't know about areas up-stream on the Grand, but here in Hamilton, not far from the Grand we had an awful lot of rain Friday nite. It wasn't even forecast, all that was called for was showers until 8 p.m. I know I closed my windows at 11 as things were starting to get wet. If areas like Caledonia, Brantford, Cambridge and K/W and further north got all that rain it would certainly contribute. As Madriver suggested there are a number of dams on the Grand from Dunnville all the way up to Belwood Lake which can also add to the water level.
I am a regular fisher on the Grand and can definitely say that this has been a strange year with wild fluctuations in water levels. I was unable to go yesterday, but a friend was at one of our regular spots and in an area that is usually land, the water came up to the bottom of his fishing vest !!

Alfie.

There was alot of rain a few days ago and what madriver said is neat. Haven't head that yet.

I live in Preston in Cambridge. Speed River is normal, fished there last night behind Preston High School. So the Grand should be near normal. Heading there tomorrow behind Preston arena to try and target some bass.