With the last big three-day holiday coming up this weekend, the campers, swimmers, boaters, and anglers will have their last big fling at area lakes and streams. Most streams are in shape for the fly guys and the lakes will be well stocked. The Moccasin Creek Hatchery will be stocking the following waters this week: Stanislaus River system - Middle, Clarks, South, and North forks; Lyons Canal; Powerhouse stream; and Pinecrest Lake, where shore anglers will be dunking salmon eggs, Powerbait, or worms and trollers, will be pulling flasher/worm combos or small lures.
At New Melones Reservoir, the water level dropped just one-foot last week, leaving the concrete ramp off Glory Hole Point open. A courtesy dock is in place at the dirt ramp, which …show more content…
At New Hogan Lake, the striped bass bite has been hit or miss with them boiling on the surface one day and gone the next. At Lake Pardee, a recent Kokanee Power Derby drew 106 participants and the winning 3-fish limit weighed 57.70 ounces. At Lake Amador, trout plants will resume in late October and will be supplied by Mt. Lassen Hatchery.
Dove season opened Thursday and I hope to get a report or two on this for next week.
Of the many bills coming up in the State Legislature, one good one is among them. That is AB 1844 by Assemblyman James Gallagher which requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to reduce the fee for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for a person who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the U.S., was honorably discharged, and is a resident of California: Status - still sitting in the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
A blast from the past - As I was going down Highway 108 recently, I noticed that the historic Confidence Inn had been reduced to rubble. This brought back memories of the early 1940s when my dad and I would be headed home from a camping vacation at Strawberry. We always stopped at the Inn for a piece of fresh apple
At New Melones Reservoir, the water level dropped just one-foot last week, leaving the concrete ramp off Glory Hole Point open. A courtesy dock is in place at the dirt ramp, which …show more content…
At New Hogan Lake, the striped bass bite has been hit or miss with them boiling on the surface one day and gone the next. At Lake Pardee, a recent Kokanee Power Derby drew 106 participants and the winning 3-fish limit weighed 57.70 ounces. At Lake Amador, trout plants will resume in late October and will be supplied by Mt. Lassen Hatchery.
Dove season opened Thursday and I hope to get a report or two on this for next week.
Of the many bills coming up in the State Legislature, one good one is among them. That is AB 1844 by Assemblyman James Gallagher which requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to reduce the fee for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for a person who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the U.S., was honorably discharged, and is a resident of California: Status - still sitting in the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
A blast from the past - As I was going down Highway 108 recently, I noticed that the historic Confidence Inn had been reduced to rubble. This brought back memories of the early 1940s when my dad and I would be headed home from a camping vacation at Strawberry. We always stopped at the Inn for a piece of fresh apple