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Flows

Postby midger » March 28th, 2010, 1:07 pm

Does LADWP control the flows for the EW also? I just noticed these are blasting on up there also. From 20 cfs a couple of weeks ago to 230 cfs now. Sheesh. These flows are making winter fishing "interesting".
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Re: Flows

Postby beachbum » March 28th, 2010, 1:18 pm

They raised the flows on the EW to meet the demands of the irrigators that hold water rights, down river. We took a drive down into the Nevada water on weds, and the green is just starting to sprout in the meadows. It must be springtime! So much for the dry fly fishing of the last month. It's time to dredge!
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Re: Flows

Postby Papasequoia » March 28th, 2010, 1:28 pm

beachbum wrote:We took a drive down into the Nevada water on weds, and the green is just starting to sprout in the meadows. It must be springtime! So much for the dry fly fishing of the last month. It's time to dredge!

Notice any, um, helicopters in the area? :D
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Re: Flows

Postby beachbum » March 28th, 2010, 1:44 pm

Nevada is more of an ET zone. :mrgreen:
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Re: Flows

Postby lucfish » March 28th, 2010, 3:57 pm

From what I understand, the nevada ranchers that hold the rights to the water start flooding there fields first part of March depending on weather and how much snow pack they forsee will drain into Brigeport res. During the month of April we should see a decrease of water flow so that the res. can fill up. After the res. has filled to a predetermined level (again depending on snowpack) they will increase the flows again usually around the end of May. After that the flows should bounce around acording to their needs. This year with higher than average snowpack you should see flows to over 300 cfs.This will happen until around Oct. when the flows will drop quickly to around 20-30 cfs. By the way 20 cfs is the legal min. flow allowed. Hope this helps.
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Re: Flows

Postby Papasequoia » March 28th, 2010, 4:30 pm

Cool info, Lucfish, thanks.
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Re: Flows

Postby stanbery » March 29th, 2010, 1:43 am

beachbum wrote: It's time to dredge!


Work both Friday and Saturday on the EW. Over 25 fish days with a few break offs.

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Re: Flows

Postby beachbum » March 29th, 2010, 2:00 pm

You are killing me, Jon! We fished hard weds (afternoon), and didn't even get a hit, but the water had just come up. Looks like you caught it before it spiked to 230.
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Re: Flows

Postby Wildman » March 29th, 2010, 10:24 pm

Jon is always killing me! He caught 4 huge large mouth bass the other day at a small lake when no one else was....stripping streamers!!
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Re: Flows

Postby stanbery » March 30th, 2010, 1:28 am

Wildman wrote:Jon is always killing me! He caught 4 huge large mouth bass the other day at a small lake when no one else was....stripping streamers!!


Jim

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Re: Flows

Postby Rockstar Fisherman » March 30th, 2010, 1:08 pm

It's just Jon, he has this I don't care attitude. If he knows there are fish there and he likes the place he'll step in and chuck away no matter what the conditions. All this while saying, "they're gonna eat sometime, and they still get attitudes when things invade their space." The Kern is his exception though ;) ;)
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