Photos of low water at Steinaker and Red Fleet

[Cessna150]

These photos are from 9/1/18 before noon.

[jjannie]

Nice viewpoint, although it does look a bit hazy with all the smoke in air this summer.

Thanks for sharing the info.

[fishnate]

Your Steinaker photo is already outdated. They're pumping water out so fast it's dropping about 10" pet day. It wasn't easy, but I got a canoe through the mud at the ramp yesterday and had a pretty good day catching big rainbows to 20", bluegill to 10" and not so nice of bass. Deepest water I found was about 36' near the dam. I just wonder if there will be any water left when they finish pumping.
[signature]

[Cessna150]

How would the shore fishing be?
[signature]

[Therapist]

Every reservoir in the state is at historic lows this year. I have been fighting with my HOA this summer because I refuse to water every day to keep my lawn green. They don't seem to understand that we are in a drought and that we are using water faster than we should/need to. I have ordered some green paint for the lawn so that it will be green w/o having to waste water !!!

One result of the fast drawn downs has been that it has put the fish on a major feed. we have been fishing both Rockport and Echo where the drawn down has pulled the crayfish out of their hiding spots to relocate. As a result the SMB have been on a feeding frenzy and we have had 30-50 fish days. Only problem is that we are running out of water !!!

[Fishrmn]

Nah. Scofield still has about 45%. It was down to 13% a couple of years ago. They should've poisoned it while it was less than 20% of capacity.




[red]⫸[/red][orange]<{[/orange][yellow]{{[/yellow][green]{[/green][size 4][green]⦇[/green][/size][blue]°>[/blue]
[signature]

[fishnate]

Bluegill and bass would be good. Trout is dependent on finding a spot near deep water.
[signature]

[Cessna150]

Thanks for the info.
[signature]

[Cessna150]

Between Rockport and Echo, is one fishing better than the other? Do either have algae blooms?
[signature]