round valley

[tycomps]

wanted to make a trip this week to round valley since I haven't been there in 45 years. figured I'd do my usual up at 4 and on the water by 6 but I see on the web park hours are 8-7 after labor day. is this right? I've read reports of nighttime fishing and I'll be on foot so all I'd need is shoreline access.

[WormFisherman]

the 8-7 time applies to only the main entrance of the park. I never go this way, because of the time limits and the $10 dollars to park your car here. You should take the boat launch entrance, it's free to park and open all day for the most part.

[tycomps]

thanks. I'm looking for smallmouths, if anyone can give me info without spot burning PM me, appreciate it.

[bowzonly]

For exact spots to fish you should check out some other fishing websites where they are interested in giving out info that will help others. This one is mostly a brag board.

[tycomps]

It hasn't gotten that bad has it? I think that if you contribute info you get info. Not necessarily specific (spot burning) or in the public arena (PM me). I share information regularly with several members on the site and I'd like to think there's a mutual benefit. Unless there's another board that lists boards that list other boards that give out information like that?

ps- reading roundvalley.com which seems to be mostly trout oriented, I was looking more for structure/weed bed/shore access information pertaining to bass.

[jimmythegreek]

I was there on saturday but I only fished w the downriggers in deep water for trout. I will say the water is crystal clear, unbeleivable. I could see my flashers 45feet down. There isnt much weed and cover, to the right of the boat launches looked good and across the whole lake slightly to the left from launch was good bass habitat. I hit other lakes when targeting smallmouths, much better fishing there

[NorthJerzyG]

Originally Posted by bowzonly

For exact spots to fish you should check out some other fishing websites where they are interested in giving out info that will help others. This one is mostly a brag board.

One thing I always use to do is forget check my pm's. Sometimes useful info in there.......

[tycomps]

thanks jtg,

I have a friend who lives across 31 in anandale that fished rv a lot for trout last year until he sold his boat so I plan on picking his brain as well. he gets bronzebacks at several spots I know of near his house on the sb so I'll have
a contingency plan as well.

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by NorthJerzyG

One thing I always use to do is forget check my pm's. Sometimes useful info in there.......

Sounds like you are not aware of the PM "you got mail" notification.
To set it go to the user control tab. Under Options, there is a area that you can check off to receive a notification when a PM is received.
Just trying to help... not brag

[Eskimo]

I've only fished Round Valley from the shoreline, too.
The problem, it appears to me, is that the reservoir's water is too clean. These pristine, oligotrophic waters just can't sustain a high density of aquatic life.

From the shoreline, the shallows look like a desert, completely devoid of all life except snails.

I've read that the Round Valley Trout Association has tried to stock the waters with alewife herring to create a forage base, but the herring eventually disappeared because there wasn't enough plankton in the water for them to feed on.

Tycomps, check you PM box.