I have been going to Jameson Lake (very near Grimes Lake) every year for the past three over Mother's Day weekend. It is a long tradition for a group of friends and neighbors to take all the kids away for the mom's to have 2-3 days to themselves every year before Mother's Day on Sunday. It is a lot of fun as the dads pretty much let all the kids do whatever they want, although with a warning like, "sure you can play in the fire, but remember, it can burn." You get the idea.
Anyway, shortly after we finish taking the kids target shooting with the .22s, we will often take a hike up to Grimes Lake to look at the trout that are all in the shallows spawning. They spawn right through the end of May. That is probably why the lake is closed until June 1st. It is a pretty amazing site to see pods of 20+ of these very large Lahontans milling around in the very shallow water along the bank. -Dave ---------------------------------------------- David Weitl Northwest Realty Advisors, Inc. 3380 NE Rova Road, Poulsbo, Washington 98370 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360-779-3802 fax 360-779-1467 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of bjl Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Strange fishing regulations and how they got that way?[Scanned] I'm told it's not the WDFW but the Hunting Club that owns the launch and land around Grimes that don't want people in there before June 1. Or so I've been told. ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Subject: RE: Strange fishing regulations and how they got that way?[Scanned] Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 09:10:27 -0700 >The Grimes Lake season is the strangest. I was there in mid june. >Damsel >hatch was incredible. Fishing rocked. But, I could tell that the >water >temperatures were already approaching too high. And, I know that >many folks >fish there all summer, dredging fish up from the depths. > >I love that lake and i would love to fish it in april and may! > >James > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kent Lufkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:05 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Strange fishing regulations and how they got that >way?[Scanned] > > >Paul, > >I AM laughing ;-) Not only is the tar (oops, I meant muck) deep and >sticky, it also stinks to high heaven. Lost one of my best buddies >there a couple years ago . . . <g> > >Kent Lufkin > >>probably because the WDFW would not want to pull flyfishers out of >>the Rocky Ford La Brea tar pits... I bet that mud is deep. >> >>(meant to provoke a laugh) >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Kent Lufkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:49 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Strange fishing regulations and how they got that way? >> >> >>I periodically scratch my head over some of the strange fishing >>regulations in this state. I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason >>behind them, but I'll be darned if I can figure them out. Perhaps >you >>can help? >> >>First, ever wonder why you can only fish Rocky Ford from the shore? >>No wading or watercraft of any kind are permitted. Is this the >result >>of some Faustian bureaucratic compromise between various >governmental >>agencies and private parties? Or perhaps a perverse desire to have >>the surrounding reeds and cattails present an additional challenge >to >>executing a clean backcast during gusty winds? I'll bet the truth is >>better than any fiction. But what is it? >> >>Second, as anyone who's ever fished a desert lake before already >>knows, high water temperatures mean low dissolved oxygen content >>which makes for a higher incidence of mortality when playing fish >too >>long. Yet Grimes Lake, one of the state's best Lahontan cutt >>habitats, is only open from June through August, the hottest months >>of the year. Why not a spring or fall season when lower water temps >>would be more conducive to post-release survival? >> >>I'm sure I'll think of some more regulatory anomalies just after I >>hit the 'Send' button, but if anyone can shed any light on these >two, >>I'd certainly appreciate your thoughts. >> >>Kent Lufkin > >
