09-01-2012, 01:21 PM
To salvage or not????? Remove the length limit?? Move the remaining fish to another reservoir???
Yes, minimum pool on most of the reservoirs is when the outflow can't draw it down further. A physical barrier rather than a water right stop.
I don't think they can remove the 20 inch limit for two reasons. First that any changes to the existing regulations has to be approved at the state level, Second the 20 inch limit is at the request (dictation) of the canal company.
If they salvage it, what fish are there will go home and be used, but it will be a long long long time before the reservoir recovers. Right now the birds are salvaging it!
It maybe too late.
Move the fish to other reservoirs? Which ones won't draw down? Which ones won't be on the pelicans hit list next?? Might be a solution, but then Condie is a write off.
As far as stopping the fishing that seems to have pretty much stopped on its own.....except for the pelicans. People that fish there do so as catch and release and most of them don't want to stress the fish. It might be better if there were people out there pushing the pelicans off.
The water level might rise if we get lots of rain AFTER the gates close at the end of irrigation season. I really don't know what the water rights are on that.
We need rain and snow. Lots and lots of rain!!!
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Yes, minimum pool on most of the reservoirs is when the outflow can't draw it down further. A physical barrier rather than a water right stop.
I don't think they can remove the 20 inch limit for two reasons. First that any changes to the existing regulations has to be approved at the state level, Second the 20 inch limit is at the request (dictation) of the canal company.
If they salvage it, what fish are there will go home and be used, but it will be a long long long time before the reservoir recovers. Right now the birds are salvaging it!
It maybe too late.
Move the fish to other reservoirs? Which ones won't draw down? Which ones won't be on the pelicans hit list next?? Might be a solution, but then Condie is a write off.
As far as stopping the fishing that seems to have pretty much stopped on its own.....except for the pelicans. People that fish there do so as catch and release and most of them don't want to stress the fish. It might be better if there were people out there pushing the pelicans off.
The water level might rise if we get lots of rain AFTER the gates close at the end of irrigation season. I really don't know what the water rights are on that.
We need rain and snow. Lots and lots of rain!!!
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