RE: Strange fishing regulations and how they got that way?[Scanned]

[Kent Lufkin]

Lahontans are also found in Lenore and Omak lakes and presumably 
spawn at about the same time as their brothers in Grimes. But neither 
of those lakes are closed from September through May. I can't imagine 
Grimes is closed simply to allow the fish to spawn.

I wonder if the members of the Grimes Lake Hunting Club have fishing 
privileges before the public open season?

Kent Lufkin

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

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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.

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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

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Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:05 AM
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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)
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From: Kent Lufkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:49 AM
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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