Ramp Conditions
 5-17-12
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FISHING SEASON OPENS MAY 26, MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2012
 
PRESEASON DISCUSSION: AT THIS TIME, THERE IS SEVEN FEET OF CEMENT LEFT TO THE GRAVEL AT SPALDING’S SOUTH RAMP (only usable ramp at Spalding’s marina). At this time, the gravel is fine most all the way across. The gravel should be being maintained so that there is no damage caused to your trailers. Adding any more would defeat the purpose…maintaining it as long as possible is really the only option this year. How bad it gets depends on the usage and the boys did a pretty good job of pulling the gravel back up to the cement regularly which helped. No sense in filling up our only hole! Generally, one side ends up worse than the other as time goes on, just watch the last guy launching and it never hurts to physically take a look. 
 
The new low water ramp for Eagle Lake Recreation Area is located behind the marina store. Drive as though you would be going to the jetty. The crew installed nice signs that lead you in the right direction. LNF is currently widening out the turnaround at the ramp as it was inadequate for larger rigs (small motorhomes) to fully turn around to back in their boats. So that problem will be solved before opening weekend. The new ramp is located outside the jetty wall. It is a single lane ramp. At this time and in the photos there is no courtesy dock, however, that is being worked on and will be functioning before the opener.  Parking after launching may leave some folks a good walk back to the boat to get on the water. But once you get launched and out from the buoys, you’re in deep water. The existing or old ramp at the marina still has a sandbar towards the end of the courtesy dock. But, the sand bar drops off to a channel between the end of the dock and the jetty wall adequate for boats to use several of the mooring slips inside the harbor. I would probably use my kicker or an electric puller to get in and out rather than using my 115 but if I didn’t have one I would push in until I knew exactly what I were dealing with. But it appeared to be ok as long as you hug the jetty wall. 

AWESOME!! Eagle Lake Marina informed us that he purchased a concessions trailer and is planning on serving hamburgers and hot dogs this season. That will be a great addition to the marina and recreation area & I will be a customer for sure!! A1 south is now open for travel and things are coming alive at the lake. Work in getting things opened up and cleaned up keeps everyone busy. Campgrounds will open up around the fifteenth and the marina store will have limited hours until several days before the opener. I will be doing fishing seminars at the Amphitheater again this year. Most folks learn something new and improve their catch rates….making a better fishing experience overall. We guarantee it! We’ll let you know the dates once the schedule comes out but you can show up Friday May 25th at Mariners Resort Eagles Nest Lounge at 5PM and find out what the fish have been up too and what lures and colors are typical catchers for opening weekend. 
 
HANDICAP ANGLERS NOTE:  Little to no handicap fishing accessibility close to the water when the lake levels are low. Handicap fishing pier in Spalding is still out of the water and the two previous handicap accessible places which are the jetty at Eagle Lake Marina where boulders block clear access to the water for netting a fish & Pikes Pt where there is some gravel & large boulders to maneuver through) are so far away from the lake, no one in a wheelchair can access the water for shore fishing. 
 
PHONE NUMBERS TO KEEP ON HAND:  
Lassen National Forest Eagle Lake Ranger District (530) 257-4188.  Responsible for quality of launch ramp conditions, diverting Pine Creek water from Eagle Lake & leaching sewage from their unrepaired sewage ponds.
Lassen College Foundation: Susanville office (530) 257-3067 Off season or Board matters.
Eagle Lake Marina Store and Information (530)825-3454 CLOSED FOR THE SEASON, you will get an answering machine);  Merrill Camp Host: 825-3450, Eagle Host 825-3443 The only open campground thru fishing season as long as weather prevails.  Generally by mid Nov winterizing of the water and sewage system is done.  Out houses are generally brought in but you may have to bring your water.  
Mariners Resort at Stones Landing (530) 825-3333
Eagle Lake General Store in Spalding:  (530) 825-2191 OPENING UP SOON. Val at Eagle Lake:  530-249-1430 Here year round in Spalding & fishing to the very last day of the season! 
 
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EAGLE LAKE MARINA:  New low level ramp finished.  It is located near the jetty behind the marina store.  LNF began digging out the existing ramp serving the harbor, but there is only about 2-5 inches of water in the channel and that stretched for about 50-60 ft in length down to the very end of the courtesy dock. 
 
NEW LOW LEVEL RAMP: LNF is currently widening out the turn around so larger rigs can turn around without having to back up and take two stabs at getting lined up to back down.   Being the first year of operation of this new single lane ramp it will take time to get a lot of boats launched. You cant just line up on the road down to the ramp as it just won’t flow well that way.  It will be one at a time. I’m sure that they will come up with a method that works well keeping traffic moving. It will take patience for everyone. If you don’t want to wait in line, you might want to launch and beach your boat the night before or plan on launching 30-60 minutes before legal fishing time and waiting in the dark until one hour before sunrise. Note that generally on opening weekend we have a lot of DFG wardens out there watching and have night vision. The state needs money so don’t be a fool…just wait until the legal time before dropping a line in the water.
 
SPALDING MARINA:  By opening weekend we should still have 6 ft of cement left at the ramp. We still have a decent hole to drop our boats off in, it’s the shallow, narrow channel that’s going to be the problem. We will only have around 1 ½ inches of water more than we had last November but we DON”T have the problematic weeds in spring as we do in fall. It won’t matter in fall….we’re going to be lucky to make it thru half the summer. Opening weekend will be okay getting most boats through the channel. I do advise for all to go out cautiously and keep your stern straight out from the center of the ramp with your motors up a bit. We will be on the lake soon. Unplanned but not unexpected things came up requiring my presence out of town. I will be out on the pond well before opening weekend. Sit tight, that’s still a ways away. The fishing report will be updated very soon with all the typical and a few new lures that have been proven fish catching lures opening weekend. 
 
Parking permits now available, multi day also.  Spalding Community Service District Website    Multi-day parking/launching permits are now an option on the envelopes located at the entrance and at the ramp. Saving anglers from having to repeat steps for payment daily. At this time the courtesy docks are back in the water. The marina parking lot looks good after sealing and striping! Check Spalding website for details or call the district office (530 825-3258) if you are planning a visit and need a permit. NOTE: Be sure to ask about fees for using credit cards…it won’t be saving you much if any money but it is convenient for some folks.
 
BEWARE OF FINES BEING IMPOSED AT SPALDING MARINA…they need to finance all that maintenance!  IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP IF PEOPLE WOULD NOT CHOOSE TO GET THE VIOLATION! Your parking violation will result in fines over $355 if SCSD has to attach your fine to your automobile registration in not only California but  Nevada  DMV as well . SCSD is out to get you now if you don’t pay that $8 fee….just don’t pay it with a $10 bill as there will not be any change available other than opening day.  WE recommend paying by check, not cash.    BE SURE YOUR PAID STUB IS VISIBLE TO OUR ATTENDANT IN YOUR WINDSHIELD.  If you do get a citation for not paying first thing in the morning, it will cost you $28 if you take care of it immediately…they need someone to finance all that maintenance now.
 
This marina charges a parking/launching fee of $8.   Be sure to fill out the information on your dash stub. Anyone using a sunshade in their front windshield, be sure your stub is between your shade and the windshield. Warnings are NOT tickets. Just reminders to let you know that some information was missing. The employee does not have a key to check payment envelopes, he’s just doing his job. 
 
LOADING ZONE PARKING SPOT: the good news is that for those of you who pay more for a cabin rental in walking distance to the marina but need to drive your gas cans down to the dock in order to fill your boat up with gas. SCSD now has a green painted curb  “loading zone” parking place near the south ramp (and commercial docks) for gassing up. IT IS  NOT FOR HANDICAP PARKING FOR AN UNDERMINED TIME ONLY LOADING OR GASSING YOUR BOAT AND THE TIME LIMIT FOR DOING SO IS 20 MINUTES. That’s all we can do for you on that matter. 
 
THE PARKING/LAUNCHING FEE REMAINS AT $8 and no change is available. Here is what you do to get it back. 
 
1.  If someone pays $10 and they come back to the office and let us know that they paid extra, we will refund the $2. (Publisher’s note: Check office hours… Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday….closed on the weekends….Check SCSD website for any changes but visitors on the weekends are at a loss (see how well that works out for SCSD to keep that extra $2).
 
2.  If the person never comes back to the office to collect the $2 refund, that money goes into the Marina fund. (Publishers note: cut the cash flow off to Lassen County, write checks rather than pay cash)
 
3.  The extra $2 is placed into the revenue account for the Marina and spent on Marina items.
 
4.  If the person fails to pay and is issued a citation for non-payment, they can come to the office on the day of the citation, or whatever day we are next open, and pay $28 for the violation.  If they pay extra and are staying for multiple days or decide that they want an annual permit, we will give them credit towards the multi day or annual permit for what they have already paid.  We did this extensively last season.  An example, if someone pays $8 for the day use fee and they wants an annual permit, the fee would be $75 - 8 = $67 to purchase the permit. 
 
Weekenders are out of luck if you don’t have the exact amount at O-darkthirty AM. For those of you from out of the area and are not here during the week or office hours and you don’t want the hassle of calling or leaving a note that the office folks may or may not get, I suggest writing your address on the envelope requesting your change to save time and phone calls during office hours. Only your vehicle license and make of vehicle is required on the fee envelope.  Don’t expect anyone to spend that much time running down your address for $2.  No matter how accommodating scsd is they are not available for the weekenders in real time.  Winter hours, see spaldingcsd.org website.
 
STONES LANDING:   The county ramp has a little water in it. Possibly a 10 to 12 ft boat or very shallow drafting boat might make it. I would advise any larger boats to drive to Spalding. We’ll still have plenty of fish north of or around Pelican Pt at this time so despite low lake elevation, we should not have to go too far south for fish just yet. More heat might take us to the Youth Camp and south side of Pelican Pt at worse.
 
Mariners Resort will launch boats for their RV park customers but the customers must rent a dock space on their dock.  They cannot launch boats early in the AM on a daily basis.  Mariners is extending their dock walkway to accommodate the lake elevation.  Also, take note that Mariners Resort is kicking up the concerts this year.  Val will be doing fishing seminars every Friday at 5 PM as well as special fly fishing seminars to help take the mystique and elite out of fly fishing and put it into the hands of the average angler as another weapon in their fishing arsenal at a lower cost than they think.  We'll let you know the schedule as it is being worked out in the next few weeks. 
 
ROCKY POINT:  Low water is going to make it tough.  Recommendations from those using it last year:  Boats 15 ft or less, small low profile trailer/tires can make it.  I have seen jet boats launch there but I wouldn't want to tow my big boat there daily to launch....or attempt to launch unless it was absolutely necessary.  If I am camping on Rocky Pt and beaching my boat, I might take my chances first and see if I could make it.
 

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