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9-2-10
SEE NEW LAKE ELEVATION FOR 8-22 BELOW

SEE WHY THIS VOLUNTARY ACTION IS REQUESTED HERE
NOTE: STRAWBERRY CONDITION IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A “DISEASE”.

Water temps not applicable anymore. See changes in water temps below!!
 
Be very careful around Miners Pt rock piles. Also a very dangerous location on the Plateau between the Youth Camp and Biology Station. Rocks are approximately 13 inches below the surface
 @ N 40 37.717 X W 120 44.089
WE ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT WITH A NEW “SPECIAL EDITION” MAP WITH NUMEROUS ROCK PILES MARKED WITH GPS LOCATIONS. WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON GARMIN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS IN 2011!!

People are complaining to too many flashing buoy lights are hindering navigation through the channels. Waiting until you have enough light to see the buildings of the Youth Camp for guidance isn’t a bad idea for first timers or first time this season folks.  

LAKE ELEVATION
Doc Bateson put markers on the northwest edge of the ramp at Spalding Marina so if you launch in Spalding you can look for the markers on the left looking down the ramp. Surely as the water drops Doc will be counting every “nth” of an inch…and so will we as this is where Eagle Lake Fishing Information and Network get’s their numbers from, we have eyes and can see for ourselves how much water was gained…all the accurate numbers come from Doc.

LAKE ELEVATION COMPARISON BY DATES
May 16 – 5097.37 feet
May 31 5097.2 feet (.9 inches per week drop)
June 6th 5097.10 feet
June 13th - 5097 feet
June 22nd 5096.93 feet
July 4th- 5096.83 feet
July 11th- 5096.74 feet (1.2 inches per week drop)
July 25 – 5096.52 feet down 2.64 inches in two weeks (1.32 inches per week drop in elevation)
August 8, 2010 DIRECT FROM DOC BATESON "...The lake is at 5096.27 feet.  It has dropped 3 inches in the past 2 weeks.  It will probably do the same over the next several weeks and then slow down as Sept cools down.  But it will surely drop 9 inches between now and Oct 1, and  12-13 inches by Nov 1 unless we get some rain...Pray for rain!"
August 22, 2010: Caught Doc in the act this morning at the Spalding ramp. The lake elevation on 8-22-10 was 5096 ft even. The lake continues to drop 1 ½ inches per week.

STILL WE CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR DOCUMENTATION REGARDING MANY CDFG STATEMENTS PERTAINING TO FOOD SUPPLY AND WATER QUALITY… We will be meeting with CDFG biologists and supervisors in a couple weeks…hopefully we can clear up the problems & statements.
 
NOTE REGARDING THE WIND: A noticeable change in the wind pattern so far this year. Our wind gusts have routinely exceeded what NOAA has predicted by 7 to 17 mph. Heaviest gust on 8-19-10 was 37.2 mph, 25 mph was predicted.
 
SOUTH BASIN WATER TEMPERATURE:   64.3F to 65.7F on September 2 only tenths of a degree higher than it was on 8-30 which is good considering we had two warm days with light winds back to back. We still have a couple more warmer days before a slight cooling trend passes through.  In 50 ft of water between Shrimp Island and Eagles Nest I had temps plus & minus tenths of a degree from 65.3F this morning. Water temps cooling will begin to increase the color in the lake water. If we continue on this trend we will see the “fall turn” come on soon. Already we are seeing a slight reduction in clarity to the bottom (water getting faintly cloudy). The reduction for us has only been a couple feet as clarity to the bottom went from 10 ft to 8 ft. What I call “color in the water” is just that and as water temps cool down and days get shorter some of the microscopic algae’s begin to die off. It will get worse before it clears up again, unless we heat back up. Hopefully we hold water temps in the mid 60’s as once it drops to around 61F the clarity drops to a few feet (generally this doesn’t happen in the north and middle basins to the degree it does in the south basin.  When that happens, tactics & lure colors will have to change and I am uploading those changes today in the fishing report. 
 
MIDDLE BASIN WATER TEMPERATURE: 61.4F this morning heading out towards the Youth Camp on Sept 2 at 6 AM….61 7F at 9 AM. The temps are perfect for trolling the buoy line off the north side of Pelican Pt however it was still fairly weedy for trolling on 9-2. TROUT HAVE ROUNDED THE CORNER AND ARE IN DELTA BAY AND A LOT OF 1.5 TO 2 POUNDERS IN THE MIDDLE OF BUCKS BAY! 

NORTH BASIN WATER TEMPERATURE:  60F TO 61F on 9-2 The north basin is still reachable by boat no matter what you have heard. There are a few well marked rock piles on the way.  There is enough water to ski, wind surf, swim and recreate just fine. Mariners Resort, restaurant, lounge, store and RV park have been and are fully, CLICK HERE FOR MARINERS RESORT END OF SUMMER LUAU ON SEPT 4!! & LIVE MUSIC IN THE EVENING!

SEE RAMP CONDITIONS FOR BLY TUNNEL UPDATE AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP!!
 
ALGAE & WEED LOCATIONS: 
Algae is over with however, we can still see patches of it occasionally even into December.  We are seeing a lot more weeds on the surface this week and globular algae near Wildcat Pt & the middle of the S basin though. The globular algae is dark and can foul your hook…if you drag a line through a few hundred yards of it chances are you best check your hook. ….keep a good eye out for it….fish eat some vegetation while eating the bugs that live on them…just not when the weeds are wrapped around your bait or lure. There was some brown algae on the surface in the bay on the west side at the base of Pelican Pt today but the west side was in good shape. Bucks Bay was very weedy and is 4.5 to 5.5 ft deep…plenty of smaller trout in the middle but the moss beds are also being strung out from the bottom by birds so it will be tough for trollers. …. But drifting a worm under a bobber is doable for sure…. Very weedy on the west side between Rocky Pt and Spalding…but I did see a few trout there as well but more in Bucks Bay. See the fishing report for more details. So, by and large, the northern basins are pretty weedy but there are channels that have less. The south basin has areas that have more weeds, some scattered globular algae’s & a slight change in the clarity of the water from the temperature drop. Once the south basin stays at or below 64F for a few days the color will increase…..by 61F you will not be able to clearly see the bottom in 4 ft of water!
 
WESTERN OUTDOOR NEWS COPY/PASTE IN THE MAY 28TH ISSUE.   
  
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