Chesterfield Res. open?

[Biglew]

Is the ice off Chesterfield? Is it part of the threatened shutdown?
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[AlexB]

From what I've read it would be reservoirs in Franklin county that would be affected. Chesterfield is not in Franklin county.

Don't know about the ice but I would think its off by now.

Still waiting for good news.
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[Idaho]

What is weird. Why Franklin County? The Bear runs into a pretty much dead sea....

Start checking boats that go to Bear Lake.

I would imagine most, not all the water at Chesterfield Res. Goes to The Snake....

Idaho
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[Fishnskiidaho]

Ice is off of Chesterfield. However, it is going through "turnover" right now. Junk coming off of the bottom, etc.
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[Bmarsh]

[quote Idaho]What is weird. Why Franklin County? The Bear runs into a pretty much dead sea....

Start checking boats that go to Bear Lake.

I would imagine most, not all the water at Chesterfield Res. Goes to The Snake....

Idaho[/quote]

The mussel issue has nothing to do with the end waters down there. Has everything to do with the Canal Companies flexing their ownership for 2 reasons. 1st and foremost they are doing it because they keep proposing a dam up the Oneida Narrows which gets shot down so like a kid on the play ground that gets mad they say well fine we aren't going to let you play in our game (canal company lakes). The avenue that they are going to use is the possibility that mussels might get into the lakes which would then cause problems with their gates and valves. Is it a real possibility....sure it could happen but from the thousand foot view it appears to be more the situation above than real concern that they might get mussels there.
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[Liprippa]

What is lost in this discussion is the fact that Chesterfield really isn't a viable fishery. It hasn't been for 2 or 3 years. Too many consecutive drought/low water years, de-graded water quality, too much harvest, etc. has left Chesterfield a mediocre catch and kill fishery. With a few consecutive good water years it may return to its former glory, but I doubt it. I fear Chesterfield's best days are in the past.
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