12-12-2004, 12:45 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Seeing a lake when it is low can be good, if you take pics, mark GPS points and otherwise make notes of potential structure when the lake rises. Problem is, Starvation has never been a lake with much structure. Now it is a lake without water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'm sure I speak for many who have fond memories of the "glory days" of Yuba, when I say that seeing the current lake is a heartbreaker.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The last pic, of the tailout water below the dam, is even more of a heartbreaker. Used to have lots of good fishing down there until vandals got it declared off limits. The only thing you will catch down there now is a fine or some buckshot. So
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[#0000ff]Thankfully, the trout planted in the lake are creating an interesting fishery while we wait for "better times" (perch and walleye) to return. I am guessing that if the lake refreezes it will be worth a couple of exploratory trips to see how the trout respond to ice jigs.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'm sure I speak for many who have fond memories of the "glory days" of Yuba, when I say that seeing the current lake is a heartbreaker.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The last pic, of the tailout water below the dam, is even more of a heartbreaker. Used to have lots of good fishing down there until vandals got it declared off limits. The only thing you will catch down there now is a fine or some buckshot. So
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[#0000ff]Thankfully, the trout planted in the lake are creating an interesting fishery while we wait for "better times" (perch and walleye) to return. I am guessing that if the lake refreezes it will be worth a couple of exploratory trips to see how the trout respond to ice jigs.[/#0000ff]
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