07-21-2009, 01:33 AM
There are a few small fish in the lake but here is the deal.
The last two year's were hot and dry springs, the irigation company pulled a lot of water out of the reservoir while the bass were trying to spawn. Many of the spawning beds were left high and dry within one or two days. They had a very poor success rate the past couple years . A few lucky fish waited or spawned deeper in the main lake were able to hatch their fry but they had few trees or cover to hide in so I don't think too many made it through the year. I have saw a few small fish from last year but not many. This year the water stayed high but there weren't as many fish to spawn as in past years. I guess we will have to wait and see.
I also spoke the Fish and Game about the bass and their reason for making it a family fishing water. They said initially they were going to poison the lake, however they decided to leave it and see what happened since there were no other bass lakes in the county.
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