Northern California lakes cresting

[WRB]

If you are planning fishing trips or tournaments you better check to see if the lake is open to boating first.

Clear Lake announced no power boats allowed, the lake is cresting at maximum level, so no boat wakes.

Don Pedro is currently cresting the dam and closed to all entry.

Lake Oroville is closed.

The closed lake list grows daily.

Tom

[iceintheveins]

It was much needed for sure, all this precip. Fish will be on fire when the lakes open again and are at a manageable level.

[WRB]

Yeh we always need rain, 4' in your living room isn't good and that is the problem at Clear lake right now!

Tom

[J._Bricker]

15 hours ago, WRB said:

Yeh we always need rain, 4' in your living room isn't good and that is the problem at Clear lake right now!

Tom

 

True, not to mention parts of Lathrop, Manteca, and even South San Jose are also flooded. This mornings news was talking with a Squaw Valley employee about snow skiing in Tahoe on the 4th of July die to the current snow levels. This has only happened three times per their records. And another system is expected this weekend. Hopefully there won't be additional damage and people getting displaced from their homes.

[Caliyak]

The only issue I have, much of this rain, we are not keeping or holding on to. I wish we had leaders with brains. More reservoirs means more fishing. 

[WRB]

57 minutes ago, Caliyak said:

The only issue I have, much of this rain, we are not keeping or holding on to. I wish we had leaders with brains. More reservoirs means more fishing. 

Lake Casitas still can't use the Robles diversion dam to use Ventura river water to fill the lake and was what the diversion dam was built for. The reason is Steelhead trout that don't exist this far south can run the river.....idiots!

Tom

[J._Bricker]

My favorite comment on the this mornings news that I didn't put in my previous post.... the almond orchards are in peril. Go figure. 

[Caliyak]

17 hours ago, J._Bricker said:

My favorite comment on the this mornings news that I didn't put in my previous post.... the almond orchards are in peril. Go figure. 

two years ago, the almonds were not important and three smelts were. And now today, the almonds are a concern. Only in California. 

[WRB]

1 hour ago, Caliyak said:

two years ago, the almonds were not important and three smelts were. And now today, the almonds are a concern. Only in California. 

They are all nuts!

Tom

[Caliyak]

12 minutes ago, WRB said:

They are all nuts!

Tom

Amen to that Tom 

[J._Bricker]

6 hours ago, Caliyak said:

two years ago, the almonds were not important and three smelts were. And now today, the almonds are a concern. Only in California. 

 

Don't kid yourself, the almonds have always been the more important than the smelt. Those little fish put up quite a battle against corporate agribusiness, Southern California water interests, and some billionaires. But hey, tunnels, trains, and all those wonderful nuts... 

[fisherrw]

On 2/23/2017 at 2:38 PM, Caliyak said:

The only issue I have, much of this rain, we are not keeping or holding on to. I wish we had leaders with brains. More reservoirs means more fishing. 

Totally 100% agreed