Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

If you plan on fishing the banks at Round Valley I suggest going into the park side, the banks drop off quickly there. Saw one guy launching a kayak and he told me Parks Dept. doesn't care anymore because the water is so low, that side closes at 4pm. One shore fisherman had one for the table.
Saw 3 boats launch at the main side, watch out for the mud !!

Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

i can't help but think, it'd be pretty cool if rvr froze this year for ice fishing!

Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

The water is so low you can pick up once-used-to-be snagged tackle and save them for yourself.

Found a paintless crankbait, jigs, and lods of lead and line

Mostly trash but some things I can use.

Is it going to get any lower? Who knows we might be able to salvage boats if so.

Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

I collected a lot of lures from SR that past couple of weeks. I even found a huge anchor that someone had to cut free. ( I left the anchor there because I don't need a huge anchor.)
The lures are all still good except some of them have rusted out hooks. I even found a big umbrella rig. I think I need to invest in some sort of split-ring pliers to change out the hooks to make the lures better.

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Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

Heard a radio news report on RV last week. They said it was at 64% pool, the lowest it has ever been since it was filled. They expect that it may drop to as low as 50% by next spring. If it gets that low it may take a couple of years for it to get back to normal.

Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

if you find a yellow downrigger Rod (Eagle Claw) with a Penn level wind at the back end of RV,. well that would be mine. lost 1988...lol

man! the brown trout i used catch back then....:)

Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

that's a lot of fish packed into much less space...that's probably stressing the hell out of them. i think some decent catches still coming out of there recently though so i guess the fish are adjusting.

Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

can you get a 14 foot boat in there?

Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

Did you pick up any trash or just lures ?

Re: Round Valley 11/14/16:
 

The lakers and rainbows have completely taken over. This is happening all over in Merril Creek, and the lakes they put salmon in are also being infested with these stupid little bows. brown trout are by far the best species of trout and they stopped stocking them because they let a bird in their hatchery and it shat in the breeding tank. Its really sad to see the big browns in the lakes die out. At least we have em in the rivers.