Date: September 2, 2010 Time in: 3:12 PM
Current Temperature: 83.3F; 84.4F high on 9-2 Sunrise: 6: 32 AM on 9-2
Low Temperature: 38.4F on my patio Sunset: 7:32 PM on 9-2
Predicted High Temperature: 87/F; 83/Sa; 74/Su; 77/M; 64/Tu Moon Phase: New 9-8-2010
Current Wind: ENE 8 to 12 mph 16.2 mph gust Full Moon on: 9-23-10 equinox
Expecting gusts to: SW15/S; SW30/Sa; BREEZY/Su

NOAA Weather Forecast for Eagle Lake
Updated often & things can change
Precipitation since 1-1-08 10/1009 8.56" (4.53" since 1-25-10)
Barometer: 29.5 from 29.82
Total snowfall: start wishing!
Watch for deer on the mountain highways.
 THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MPH ON ALL THE HIGHWAYS UP HERE.  DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK, YOU WILL GET PULLED OVER.
 
USFS Road 21 (A-21 is the county road leading from highway 44 to Westwood) is open between highway 44 and Eagle Lake. The road is still pretty washboard but other than that it is in good shape.  
 
A-1 south: Pretty good shape for the shape it is in! Still has some loose gravel on a few turns.
 
A-1: Eagle Lake Road from highway 139 is in good shape and dry unless a storm passes through.  Generally the roads remain in pretty good shape until the first storms of fall come in.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION & SHOULDER/CULVERT CLEAN UP IS GOING ON ON ALONG MOST ALL THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS.
Highway 139: Is in good shape and dry for the most part all the way to Susanville. NOTE that deer and antelope have been moving closer to the lake the last few weeks. The deer have been quite active during the day.  THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MPH ON ALL THE HIGHWAYS UP HERE.  DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK, YOU WILL GET PULLED OVER. (This notice provided for by request of several people who have been cited for speeding.  They wanted me to warn others so it doesn't happen to them!)

Highway 32: Was in good shape.  Watch for construction work along the way. There were short delays last week.
 
Highway 36: Was dry and in good shape from Susanville to highway 32.  Construction in many places & watch for deer.  Don’t forget that the speed limit is 55 mph on this stretch of highway all the way to Susanville…often that is too fast for the conditions. This is very well patrolled by CHP …and I don’t advise going much faster than the speed limit.
 
Highway 44: Road construction. Lots of deer moving during the day so be careful. 55 mph speed limit in stretches.
Highway 395: In good shape and dry.  Remember that deer are prevalent in the Honey Lake Valley and the “Locals” name for 395 to Reno is “BLOOD ALLEY”. Drive it and you’ll understand what we mean.
We can certainly see inclement weather pop up just about any time up here and under the right conditions, the lake can make her own weather. This time of year we generally see some thunderstorms which can dump enough rain at once to make for good hydroplaning conditions. Just use your head and remember the speed limit doesn’t matter if you are going too fast for the conditions. 
 
Check the road cameras at the links above.
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CATCH AND KEEP RECOMMENDATION POSTED BY CDFG
Temps not applicable now as we have seen a drop of several degrees. See Lake Conditions for current water temps for each basin.

LASSEN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT 911 TO ALL BOATERS.
BUOY LOCATIONS AND GPS LOCATIONS, LIGHT STRUCTURE AND MAP WITH ALL INFORMATION

NEWS AND ISSUES

LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ARE TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE TO PERFORM AN EXTENSIVE WATER STUDY INCLUDING HOW WE ARE AFFECTED BY AG WELLS ON OUR AQUIFER, & CLOUD SEEDING FOR LAKE ALMANOR. LETS JUST WAIT AND SEE IF THAT HAPPENS AND IF IT DOES, WHO WILL BE PERFORMING THE STUDY? WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHO GETS “PUT IN CHARGE” OF THE STUDY. WE WILL CONTEST CERTAIN QUALIFIED PEOPLE IF CHOSEN TO DO THE STUDY. WHY? WE WILL GET AROUND TO THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES.
 In our experience this resembles putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.
ALL GUARDIANS OUR FIRST CALL TO ARMS: PLEASE WRITE THE LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND ASK THAT THEY EXPEDITE THE GRANT PROCESS FOR THE WATER STUDY FOR EAGLE LAKE. THE ADDRESS IS 707 NEVADA ST, SUSANVILLE CA, 96130
 
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Lassen Nation Forest improved the bike trail and parking lot at Eagle Lake Marina by doing a nice chip sealing job.  The chip sealing job at the marina and on most of the bike trail looks very nice and should last a good long time.  There is still more gravel (chipped rock) stored so it looks like they might be moving along to Aspen.  The light grey chips are very attractive depsite first appearance that it is loose gravel....it is stuck very well and it is a nice upgrade that was needed.
 
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LNF also improves access to the Pine Creek Estuary (Slough) and the mouth of Pine Creek Fred's Road accessing the north side of the Slough was closed off as planned two years ago.  Finally the improvements for the access to the south side of Pine Creek at the Lake are finished with a beautiful pale pink gravel that produces little to no dust.  Several turnouts for parking to access the shoreline have also been installed.  The road in begins at the Strand leading to Spalding launch facility.  The road does end at the Y where it used to wrap back around to the water district in northwest Spalding.  That spur is now closed to vehicles and that area was enlarged for parking and turning around.  That's where you stop and walk to the lake for any fishing.  Fishing is not allowed in the Slough or Estuary only on the lake side of the mouth of the creek during the fishing season.  But, just as soon as we get 8 to 10 ft of water, the walk won't be so long for those dragging kayaks or pontoon type float tubes in excess of 45 pounds.  But the fishing can be terriffic in that entire stretch when we have more water.  A walking trail will eventually tie in at the egg collection facility but the current improvements are very nice.
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NOTICE TO ALL WHO CARE ABOUT EAGLE LAKE AND WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
JOIN EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS ON FACEBOOK! YOU CAN LEAVE US A MESSAGE FOR SIGNING UP!
EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS IS A NEW NON PROFIT TO HELP SAVE EAGLE LAKE OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO ASSIST AND ENHANCE EAGLE LAKE WATER LEVELS AND WATER QUALITY FOR OUR UNIQUE “HERITAGE” TROUT!!  
“EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS”
!WE ARE UNITED AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
MEMBERSHIP ONLY $15
AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A MEMBERSHIP CARD SHOWING YOU ARE AN EAGLE LAKE GUARDIAN!!
THE STATE HAS RECEIVED OUR BYLAWS AND WE ARE NOW ON THE NEXT STEP WHICH WILL KNOCK OUT TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE AND WE’LL BE FINISHED AND WILL FORM THE ACCOUNT UPON RECEIVING OUR NUMBERS. WE WILL BE LINING OUT THE MAILING ADDRESS AND CREATING A PRINTABLE MEMBERSHIP FORM FOR OUR VIEWERS TO SPREAD AROUND. WE ALSO ACCEPT EMAILS WITH NAME AND ADDRESS ETC.
GUARDIANS ALREADY SIGNED UP YOUR FIRST CALL TO ARMS IT TO WRITE TO LASSEN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND ASK THEM TO EXPEDITE THE GRANT PROCESS FOR THE WATER STUDY FOR THE EAGLE LAKE BASIN. 707 NEVADA ST, SUSANVILLE, CA 96130…WE SUGGEST TURTLE MAIL
EAGLE LAKE GENERAL STORE PLANNING A FUNDRAISER RAFFLE ON SEPT 4 @ 3 PM. 
DONATIONS WILL GO TOWARDS HELPING FORM THE NONPROFIT “EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS” OF WHICH IS PROGRESSING AS WE SPEAK. 
JOIN THE OTHER ANGLERS WHO DARE TO CARE AND WE ARE IMPRESSED AT THE NUMBER OF INTERESTED FOLKS. GIVE US A WEE BIT OF TIME AND WE SHOULD HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER BY THE FUNDRAISER.
For more information
CALL 530-249-1430 OR EMAIL VAL eaglelakefishing@yahoo.com
OR SEE REBECCA AT THE ORIGINAL EAGLE LAKE GENERAL STORE
530-825-2191
RAFFLE GIFTS FOR THE RAFFLE CAN BE DONATED AT THE GENERAL STORE!
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BLY TUNNEL
SEE LAKE CONDITIONS FOR NEW COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE BLY TUNNEL 6-15-10
SEE ADDITIONAL STATEMENT BELOW UNDER “OTHER STUFF”
PUBLISHERS NOTE REGARDING SOLVING THE BLY TUNNEL ISSUE:

I BELIEVE THAT WE THE ANGLERS CONCERNED ABOUT EAGLE LAKE NEED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF THE COMPLAINANTS (the only ones who can or someone else on their behalf) ON BLM, CDFG AND THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUALS WHO CLAIM WATER RIGHTS TO EAGLE LAKE WATER. IF THE PIPE AND FRACTURE DON’T AMOUNT TO A LOT OF WATER, WHY HAS IT BEEN SO DIFFICULT FOR THE PEOPLE TO HAVE THE FLOW DECREASED (VALVE TURNED OFF) UNTIL THE LAKE RECOVERS? …OR EVEN A BRIEF REPRIEVE UNTIL THE LAKE RECOVERS?  I AM TOLD BY A QUALIFIED PERSON THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AS WELL AS A FIX. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS HOW DOES THE LAKE CLAIM HER OWN LEGAL RIGHTS TO HER UNIQUE AQUIFERS EVEN THOUGH THE GOVERNMENT STATES THAT NO ONE CAN CLAIM EAGLE LAKE WATER? WELL, APPARENTLY THE LAKE CAN NOT SPEAK FOR HERSELF WHICH IS WHY SHE NEEDS GUARDIANS TO HELP. AS THE LAKE LEVEL NOW LOOMS AT A HISTORIC ELEVATION DATING BACK TO THE 1950’S.  IN ADDITION TO LOSING MORE WATER (ESTIMATES OF 12 INCHES BY NOV) BEFORE ANY POSSIBLE WEATHER COMES IN WE MAY DROP TO ELEVATIONS NOT SEE SINCE THE 1930’S. SO WHY WOULD THE AGENCIES WANT TO KEEP THE “SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER” FROM FLOWING OUT OF THE LAKE AND SACRIFICE THE TOURISM DOLLARS UNLESS THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN MEET$ THE EYE?  
 
EAGLE LAKE AND HER PROBLEMS WITH THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE AS TO WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DON’T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT.   AS FOR THE BLY TUNNEL AND “SEEPAGE”, SEEMS TO ME THAT TOO FEW PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM USING A NATURAL RESOURCE BELONGING TO ALL THE CITIZENS. THE VISUAL “FLOW RATE” OR “PROFESSIONAL GUESS” IS NOT HARD SCIENCE AND MANY TOOLS AND FORMULA’S EXIST FOR BETTER ACCURACY. CONSIDERING THE ACTUAL FLOW RATE THROUGH THE PIPE IS DEPENDENT ON THE LAKE LEVEL, HIGHER FLOW RATES DURING YEARS OF HIGHER LAKE LEVELS WERE NOT A PART OF THE EQUATION…ONLY THE LOWEST LEVEL LAST FALL WAS USED. SO BACK TO THE SAME OLD BUSINESS AS USUAL AND THAT IS IF THERE IS NO SCIENCE THERE IS NO PROOF ONE WAY OR ANOTHER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH WATER IS LEAVING EAGLE LAKE. BUT, AS PER THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS, EAGLE LAKE WATER, NO MATTER HOW LITTLE OR MUCH, BY LAW IS NOT TO BE USED AND IS TO REMAIN IN THE LAKE….THIS WAS DETERMINED WELL BEFORE BLM INSTALLED THE PIPE AND VALVE. ALL THE DOCUMENTS SAY THAT PRETTY MUCH WORD FOR WORD IN THE EAGLE LAKE BASIN PLAN. SO WHAT WE HAVE IS ONE SIDE SAYING WE HAVE THE WATER RIGHTS, AND THE OTHER BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT SAYING NO ONE HAS ANY RIGHTS TO EAGLE LAKE WATER. SO WHAT ONE IS IT? WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK. THE FACT THAT A COURT ORDER SAYING EAGLE LAKE WATER IS TO REMAIN IN EAGLE LAKE AND ALL HISTORIC WATER RIGHTS HAVE BEEN REVOKED IS BEING IGNORED BY ALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALL OVER THE EAGLE LAKE BASIN PLAN APPROVED BY ALL THE AGENCIES. SO, THIS IS THE FIRST THINGS WE NEED TO CLEAR UP AND THAT MEANS BE WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE TO PROTECT EAGLE LAKE ….GOING HALF WAY WON’T COUNT THIS TIME FOLKS OR WE WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN MATTERS INTO OUR OWN HANDS WITH THE HELP OF MANY OTHERS…NOW OR NEVER WE WILL BE THE “HEART OF EAGLE LAKE” (SEE OUR LOGO IN PROGRESS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BAR NEAR THE TOP).   
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?   THIS MATTER IS MOST CERTAINLY AFFECTING THE “MATTER OF PUBLIC TRUST” IN OUR AGENCIES AND THE LONGER IT IS DELAYED THE MORE PUBLIC TRUST IS LOST AND MONEY SPENT AND WASTED AND THE LAKE KEEPS DOING DOWN. THE ONLY ONES NOT TAKING HOME A PAYCHECK IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ARE THE VERY PEOPLE WHO OWN EAGLE LAKE TO BEGIN WITH, AND THAT IS WHY IT IS CALLED “PUBLIC PROPERTY” THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY TYPE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OR “RIGHTS” TO A PUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCE THAT WAS ALTERED BY MAN WITHOUT CONCERN OF THE VERY HABITAT DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE ACT.   THE BLY TUNNEL VALVE SHOULD BE CLOSED & THE FRACTURE SEALED UNTIL THE TIME THAT IT IS NEEDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTAL CLAIM OF PREVENTING HIGH LAKE ELEVATIONS FROM DAMAGING PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY…that of which will take more than one good winter…. UNFORTUNATELY, EVERYTHING I HAVE SEEN SAID THAT THE VALVE WAS TO BE CLOSED IN YEARS OF DROUGHT….SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, SOMEONE GOT GREEDY AND WANTED MORE OF EVERYTHING FOR THEMSELVES.   I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP EAGLE LAKE WATER IN EAGLE LAKE AS STATED BY LAW. THOSE PROFITING FROM THIS SOURCE OF PUBLIC WATER, SHOULD PAY THE PUBLIC FOR THE WATER THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SOLD OFF UNDER GUISE OF SPRING WATER WITH A pH of 8.4. IF THEY ARE UNWILLING, THEN THEY SHOULD DRILL SOME AG WELLS AND DO IT THE SAME WAY EVERYONE ELSE IN THE NATION HAS TOO…CONSIDER IT AS NOTHING MORE THAN IMMINENT DOMAIN TAKING BACK WHAT RIGHTFULLY BELONGS IN THE LAKE …NOW, WHO DO YOU THINK LASSEN COUNTY WILL HIRE TO DO THE STUDY? WELL, THERE ARE NAMES WE WILL ACCEPT FOR CONDUCTING THE STUDY, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS / COMMENDATIONS MIGHT BE.  WE KNOW WHO WE CAN NOT TRUST FOR AN HONEST STUDY AND IF AND WHEN THE TIME COMES, WE’LL LET THAT CAT OUT OF THE BAG AND WHO ELSE MAY SOMETHING TO GAIN. IN THE MEAN TIME, THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT JOINING THE EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS AND TOGETHER WE’LL GET THE JOB DONE!
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IF YOU WANT TO LEND YOUR VOICE TO THE LAKE, JOIN EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS.

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WHY ARE WE NEEDING TO DO THIS: The northern basins of the lake account for roughly 2/3 of the surface acreage of the body of water. In spite of that, it also is the area which contains nearly all the “tules” & many moss beds … a lot of habitat for the food chain for the trout has already been lost and losing more water & habitat is going to result in changes in planting the trout… at least by conversation this has been considered…all the wildlife agencies blame boaters on the reduction of the grebes including swamping their nests with boat wakes from near and far….well, the agencies nearly removed all the tule habitat for nesting areas by allowing the lake level to drop so low that there aren’t many tules left in the water for them to nest in… and I don’t think the sportsmen and women had anything to do with that.   Just wait and see what happens next season if we don’t get much water over the winter of 2010/2011 folks… The northern basins of the lake account are now between 5.3 ft deep over a hump between Spalding & Rocky Point and 8 to 9 feet deep just before reaching the trough north of Youth Camp & P Pt. Bucks Bay is not much more than 4 ft deep between Rocky Pt & Buck Pt…nearly ½ way down the points the water is 5 ft deep….then once you meet up with the tip of the point there is 6 ft.... Just be careful driving your boat in towards the homes as the entire Bay is a shallow slope to that 4 ft level…by fall it will be 1 ft less in depth. …round Rocky Pt to Spalding marina and it’s 4.3 ft deep for hundreds of yards before hitting a depth of 5.3 ft before reaching the ramp at Spalding. Simply the area in acreage reduction if the lake continues to drop will cause a reduction of fish because of the competition for food as well as area…CDFG has already made that statement publically.   Despite a deep hole off Eagles Nest, the south basin is full of shallow ledges…once these are out of the water (some only 3 to 5 ft on top stretching ¼ to ½ mile from shore right now…so the lake will only be able to support so many fish…it isn’t rocket science….Just wait and see what happens this fall with the spur of the moment decisions. We will lose another foot of water by October so fish planting off Rocky Pt in Bucks Bay will only be a grand feeding frenzy for the pelicans as the trout will have nowhere to hide, nowhere to go, little to eat and miles from any water deeper than 10 ft.  Last year 150 Pelicans hung out there for weeks feasting on the little trout that knew nothing of where to go but back to shore where the truck left ‘em…..and where the Pelicans had them concentrated into dense numbers and simply scooped ‘em up as many at one time as they could capture.

NOTE: AT 48 TO 54 INCHES PER YEAR EVAPORATION(?) & 6 TO 8 INCHES INCREASE OVER WINTER WE HAVE ABOUT 2 YEARS WORTH OF WATER IN THE MIDDLE BASIN LESS IN THE NORTH BASIN. …INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, OUR EVAPORATION RATE HAS INCREASED QUITE A BIT OVER AVERAGE…OF COURSE THAT HASN’T BEEN EXPLAINED OR WHY EVERY PLACE ELSE GOT WATER BUT WE GOT LITTLE TO NOTHING? INCLUDING THE SPRINGS AND WATER TABLES? …HOPEFULLY THE “HONEST” WATER STUDY WILL SHOW WHY. I KNOW THE DISHONEST ONE WON’T.
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CLICK HERE FOR BLM'S DECISION NOT TO MAKE A DECISION
 
CLICK HERE FOR EAGLE LAKE WATER BUDGET. MAYBE WE SHOULD REQUEST PAYMENT FOR OUR LAKE WATER????  STONES LANDING AND THE NORTH BASIN WILL BE LOSING A LOT OF MONEY IF THAT END OF THE LAKE ENDS UP EMPTY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.SAME WITH SPALDING.  PROPERTY VALUES WILL BE TANKED.  RECREATION AND FISHING WILL BE ALSO BE AFFECTED…however, the south basin can lose water and the government will make sure you are well taken care of but there will be no other choice than to reduce the yearly allotment simply for the area of the lake decreasing.  THIS IS YOUR LAKE FOLKS AND IT IS BEING RAPIDLY TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU. 
 
Who gets the lake water downstream? Ask LC board of Supervisors…up until lately, two of them, another rancher buddy upstream from them, the state of CA made a “wildlife” area for duck hunting access three days per week…by season pass…oh and keeping the water flowing thru because the demand on Willow Creek water for other uses is greater than it can provide alone…but is it all going local, or heading off somewhere else? There are fish in Willow Creek, it…and a couple people have fished it occasionally but is that fishery a big money making draw to Lassen County? No, I don’t think so. Wouldn’t you think that if it was that important of a fishery needing protection, that the ranchers and government agencies would be happy to eliminate water usage to naturally enhance the creek & fishery? Instead, the water that should be staying in Eagle Lake is used to keep the water flowing. The “rights” to water from Eagle Lake were removed around 1935 and revisited on many occasions since….and were found not to exist each time…at least that is what the environmental documentation and the Eagle Lake Basin Plan reiterates. But, every agency including local, state and federal had to agree to the pipe & agreed to not turning it off in years of drought. Therein lies the problem and it extends out in every direction imaginable and ends somewhere you could not imagine.  In order to “save their asses” their only way out without explanations is to “not make a decision”….the water keeps flowing (not only thru the pipe, but thru the fracture too) and the lake keeps going down…. The only thing that will help is a massive snowfall in winter, similar to 1992/1993….and at this point, that amount of moisture would pull the lake out of her slump but by the of that season, we would be right back to 5100ft (which is much better than 5096.0ft as the lake is now) but hardly her prime. Why wouldn’t the agencies want to help Eagle Lake by sealing the fracture and turn off the valve? Is there something we are not being told? Where has all the water gone? Join our forces to save Eagle Lake for the future. Our decision is obvious and we are going to have to do what it takes to get it done..
 
This is the document that BLM refers to in their water budget regarding the water rights to Eagle Lake water.  NOTHING FOR YOUR TAX DOLLARS AND ARTIFICIALLY CREATED HABITAT (IE Willow Creek Wildlife Area) and lake water enhancing Willow Creek water flow for irrigation for alfalfa and cattle ranches downstream (benefitting only those who are selling the beef and alfalfa grown with Eagle Lake water????) OVER RULES PROTECTING THE NATURAL HABITAT OF EAGLE LAKE.  NOW THAT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW MANY FOLKS ARE JUST RAPING THE LAKE FOR MONEY…FUNNY HOW YOU DON’T SEE ANY OF THAT MONEY GOING INTO IMPROVEMENTS FOR LAUNCHING, FLOAT-TUBE AND KAYAK ACCESSES, DAY USE AREAS? IT MIGHT NOT BE IN DOLLARS WHERE IT STARTS, BUT IT SURE LOOKS THAT WAY WHERE IT ENDS…AND THAT DOESN’T APPEAR TO BE IN PUBLIC INTEREST.  IT APPEARS THAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE BACK THEIR LAKE & WATER FOR IT. 
 
NEW BLM BOSS: Ken Collum of Cedarville has been chosen as the new Eagle Lake Field Manager by the Bureau of Land Management, with responsibility for overseeing more than one million acres of public lands in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada. 
Revisiting the past pollution at Eagle Lake by Lassen National Forest
 
NEW LNF SUPERVISOR  “Jerry Bird, previously the Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Huron-Manistee National Forests in Cadillac, Michigan since 2005, has been selected as the new Forest Supervisor for the Lassen National Forest.  Bird has completed an acting assignment as Director of Forest Management for the Forest Service region out of Atlanta, Georgia.” From LNF Press Release 7-28 (LNF seems to have difficulties keeping a main supervisor in place very long)
 
This will be a series of facts from what we have found, photographed and written about since 2004/2005. We have many new viewers who might feel a little lost in translation of why it is necessary that we do what we do regardless of the repercussions and rumors. We have heard quite a few rumors that are, like in any small town atmosphere where small people talk about what people heard we said, NOT what they read that we wrote. Ignorance is bliss, no doubt. But, it is also not an excuse for spreading false information. Photographs show the reason we have to do what we do regardless of being hated by the gross polluters and their associates.
Why Merrill Creek and the “unimproved springs” reduced flow dramatically after …
 
Pollution or not 1  Revisiting the Past. Rising suspicions.
 Pollution or not 2Just what were they putting in the water?
 
MORE coming soon
Just how bad the sewage ponds were and are and why LNF waited soooooo long to do anything…Sorry for the wait, I have been quite busy with other things. I am getting it together so you can see how bad the ponds were…then you know  why LNF didn’t document any inspections. Sorry for the delay…too many things on my plate lately but I am working on it folks!
 
AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE, THE ISSUES BELOW CONTINUE
As a viewer put it after reviewing the above document “I can’t believe they leave themselves an option to do absolutely nothing”. Well folks, THAT is normally what causes the problems to begin with and appears to be how some folks approach doing their job up here. It is also a clause in BLM’s approach to the problem at the Bly Tunnel. Your tax dollars are hard at…well…..”work” isn’t exactly what I was thinking.
LNF CHOSE NUMBER THREE ON THE LIST AND CONTINUES TO DO NOTHING (INCLUDING WHAT APPEARS TO BE INSPECTIONS AND PATCHING OF LARGE HOLES IN THE POND LINER WITH ROCKS PENETRATING THRU FROM BELOW….SAME AS ALL THE REST OF THE HOLES…WHICH ALSO REMAIN FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS.
 
  
PART THREE IN MY SERIES OF ARTICLES WILL SHOW YOU HOW BAD THE CONDITIONS WERE AND ARE UP AT THE SEWAGE PONDS AND IT’S COMING SOON.
Someone once asked me “just what will get you off the back of LNF?”  My answer is quite transparent; all they have to do is comply and stop polluting, denial is not an option and the photos show the real situation so inaccurate statements are not an option…just fix the problem and stop wasting energy they could be using to get the job done.  (NOTE: Not every department in LNF is as bad as their engineering staff and some supervisors in charge of these engineers….I am amazed that some of these people who not only allowed the system to get into such degraded shape but who appeared to have questionable test results and monitoring well results, are going to be in charge of building and maintaining a new additional facility as well as repairing the old one so both are online.  In other words, those who did not do their job and maintain the current system nor document any inspections are going to be in charge of building, maintaining and inspecting a new facility.) Personally, from what I see, not one of them has been capable of maintaining a darn thing, let alone building a new system…kind of like being a taco short of a combination plate. One thing they are good at … is spending a lot of energy and a lot of money on disclosing opposing information on their own behalf.  Sounds something like a cover up of sorts now doesn’t it?  I always find it amazing how the legal documentation can be changed so easily…and it is even more amazing that the people in the positions of doing something about it…..never do, which makes them part of the problem, not a part of the solution.
 
AS OF 6-24 THE LNF SEWAGE PONDS ARE STILL FULL OF HOLES BELOW THE SEWAGE LINE AS WELL AS AT THE SEWAGE LINE. LNF HAS NOT EVEN “PATCHED” THE EXISTING HOLES, THE OLD TORN PATCHES OR THE NEW HOLES. MORE ROCKS CONTINUE TO PENETRATE THROUGH THE ROTTEN LINERS.  THIS IS THE SEWAGE FROM THE CAMPGROUNDS AND THE MARINA…IT’S YOUR SEWAGE THAT LNF IS ALLOWING TO CONTINUE TO DRAIN THROUGH THE HOLEY LINERS IN THE ENVIRONMENT YOU COME TO ENJOY…WELL, ENJOY KNOWING YOUR SEWAGE IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY FOLKS…FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND COUNTING!!!
 
9-2 Some holes were patched since our last visits, others were left and the rotten brittle liners remain. No other “work” has been done regarding the sewage pond liners and their condition, nor has any other progress been made in the area.
 
Think about all that Eagle Lake has given you in all the years you have known her. She has a beautiful trout, abundance of wildlife, unimaginable views and even something much deeper for many of us, something that we can’t explain. Don’t even try; it is just her way of letting YOU know that she chooses your presence. Now, what have YOU done for her? What have you given back to the lake? Zero? One? Or are you satisfied to continue to rape her like the government does?YOU CAN CHANGE THAT BY JOINING THE “EAGLE LAKE GUARDIANS” AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! But first lets worry about the water leaving the lake, then we will worry about what may be coming in from the flat on Merrill Mountain.

In the past we have met with intimidation, false statements and threats to sue us for taking pictures or talking to visitors as well as hearing other false rumors about us….all because of what we “do”. … and certainly the future will hold more of that. However, we have nothing to gain by what we do, other than saving the lake for the future which is our only concern.  Polluters & those taking our lake water and their dependents are not my enemies.  The lake reserves that term for herself. Do we care what the polluters think? No, we don’t care one bit and it is time that someone does something for the lake rather than just take, take, take. Join  "Eagle Lake Guardians" email the link with your name, address and contact information.  OR call or come into the ORIGINAL EAGLE LAKE GENERAL STORE IN SPALDING AFTER 2PM AND SEE REBECCA. WE ARE READY TO ROCK THE HOUSE NOW FOLKS!! TOGETHER AS ANGLERS BONDED WITH A COMMON CAUSE, COMMON SENSE (that being Eagle Lake and her beautiful trout) we can give the lake a bigger voice as well…she is screaming and no one else is listening…she needs us more now than ever. Think about what talents you have that can help. Doing your duty as a citizen is more powerful than you can imagine and for a start, simply responding makes you a guardian.  EAGLE LAKE GENERAL STORE IN SPALDING IS HAVING A LABOR DAY RAFFLE TO SUPPORT THIS NEW NONPROFIT PLANNED FOR SEPT 4 @ 3PM!! WE SHOULD BE HALFWAY THERE AND WILL NEED YOUR HELP!! RAFFLE GIFTS FOR PRIZES CAN BE DONATED AT THE GENERAL STORE.  
 
YOU NOW HAVE A CHOICE TO MAKE… SAVE THE LAKE & HER WATER OR KEEP BUYING LIGHTED BUOYS FOR LASSEN SHERIFF DEPT & CA BOATING & WATERWAYS AS THE LAKE LEVEL CONTINUES TO DROP? WE NEED TO SAVE THE LAKE TO INSURE THAT THERE IS A FISHERY TO ENHANCE IN THE FUTURE…FIRST AND FOREMOST.

We no longer support CIFFI’s (California Inland Fisheries Foundation, Inc) Project Eagle Lake Trout at least until the money comes back to the lake and not a slush fund for DFG projects that should have been done long ago without the use of donated money. (Remember, we were original founders of PELT).
 
Sorry to have gotten you all hyped up about saving the lake through CIFFI as it doesn’t look like it will happen so we are starting over again only as our own nonprofit to enhance Eagle Lake water levels and water quality. That is another reason we no longer support Project Eagle Lake Trout…how many more comforts for CDFG do you want to pay for…how many more lighted buoys would you like to by for Boating and Waterways for LC Sheriff Dept? Help hatcheries with ELT planted in other lakes? Slush fund for a livable storage shed for CDFG planned on not abiding by any “livable” building codes but fully intend to have someone stay in it during the “spawn” at some point. Eagle Lake got lost in the greed of others. (did our lady retaliate by not providing CDFG with more than 2 million eggs this spawn when they really wanted closer to 6 million?) Unless we get some snow or water flowing down the creek in spring, the spawning trout won’t be able to make it to the trap next year…what will CDFG do when they can’t get their desired amount of eggs? Where does Eagle Lake stand in that equation….planters from broodstock? Becoming a slush fund for CDFG or providing comforts for HUMANS was not our intent…our intent was to help the lake and the fish, not the people using it. Remember that when there is no lake, there will be no fishery to “enhance” but protecting the lake is NOT on the agenda of CIFFI. Once the money left the fish, the lake and Pine Creek and the tributaries and CDFG (and others) wanted more for themselves & long overdue projects, we willfully backed out (just as fast as possible) of supporting the project that is getting “steered” way off course. Let them spend that money on everything that was long overdue in the first place. We have a job that needs done and plan on getting to work along with the help of all the anglers who want to help Eagle Lake. Chances are that we won’t get any federal or state matching funds considering what we have in mind to do. So we need as much of your help as possible in the Guardians.
 
The bonus trout WAS a good use but CDFG determined that there are enough fish in the lake and limits the number of bonus fish we can get even though they know we have quite a few losses to catch & release…until we get some water, don’t expect CDFG to increase that amount. Generally I see the numbers listed in pounds…generally around 2500 to 5000 pounds which doesn’t translate to 2500 or 5000 fish….the bonus fish are generally between 2 and 3 pounds on a good year…everyone likes to catch a nice trout, but we have plenty of trout in the 2.5 to 3 pound range already in the lake…catching a fresh hatchery slug isn’t a sportsman’s cup of Joe but CIFFI & DFG think it promotes a positive fishing experience…maybe so for those who don’t know. Bailing out and funding CDFG is not what we intended when founding Project Eagle Lake Trout with CIFFI however, they can certainly do what they want…..  
 
 We decided it was time to get back to taking care of the LAKE…she got lost in the money trail somewhere. As the lake level looms at low historical levels our first concern is keeping every drop of water in the lake that is going out…saving the lake has to come first, our other projects can wait…we will still have the availability to do bonus fish ….but let’s have a lake to put them in first. Let’s see what fall water quality brings and if/when cdfg pulls the catch and keep recommendation….planting fish under stress from traveling a couple hours in a tank truck to be planted will surely be under similar stress as one caught and released…maybe even more so.  I don’t believe that Rocky Point is going to be suitable for planting trout this fall…if so, it will only be a feeding frenzy for the pelicans in water around 3 to 4 ft deep, several hundred yards from water 5 to 7 ft deep and over a mile plus to water 10 to 20 ft deep.
 
IF YOU WANT TO GET BACK DOWN TO THE BUSINESS OF SAVING AND PROTECTING EAGLE LAKE….JUST LET US KNOW AT. eaglelakefishing@yahoo.com or come into the General Store in Spalding after 2 PM and talk to Rebecca.
 
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NOTE REGARDING THE WIND: A noticeable change in the wind pattern so far this year. Our wind gusts have routinely exceeded what NOAA has predicted by 7 to 17 mph. Kayaker’s and float tube/pontoon users are going to have to keep a good eye on the predicted wind direction and speed this season…and the lower the water gets, the more these types of setups are going to be used by those who have them. Always have a backup plan and if you tubers use stocking foot waders with fins, tie your boots on your apparatus because you may need to walk back. Kayaker’s, consider your vehicular accesses in case you need to beach your craft and have a tow rope if you are close enough to walk back along the shoreline…tubers should have backpack straps clipped on or stored in your tube…and to all fishing in small boats, kayaks, tubes or pontoons…if you have never worn a PFD while fishing, this is the year to do so. You can buy a nice lightweight suspender type/CO2 auto-charged inflatable PFD for less that $100 and it is well worth the investment.
 
NOTICE TO VISITORS AS WELL AS SEASONAL RESIDENTS REGARDING ANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS OR EMERGENCIES AT THE LAKE… No one is transported from Eagle Lake by GROUND AMBULANCE… it is all by air. I advise purchasing the flight insurance through REMSA The flight insurance pays for whatever your other health insurance doesn’t cover…& those with no insurance … $40 is cheap for your life...  If you get flown out choose Reno, Redding or Chico hospitals

Those of you staying down south at the campgrounds, count your blessings CDF and LNF have properly trained crews to respond to your needs but can make it to Spalding in 15-20 minutes or so if they are not already on a call. For parents: if your kid(s) get injured or in a bike accident…Urgent Care is better for simple things and is located behind the hospital…but they are closed at night but no matter where you go if you need a blood test chances are you will have to wait a day or two before you get the results.
 
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AIR QUALITY: Good, all mountains are visible.  If we do see a local fire or more often we get smoke from fires further away that settle into the basin. This can cause problems with those folks with breathing problems. It can also hamper navigation on the lake.   If we do see any smoke coming in that would cause any problems we will update it here as soon as possible. 
 
WEATHER....OR NOT 9-2-10

Yesterday we warmed up to 88F and the wind was light to nothing most all day long. The low temp was 34F.
 
Today we woke to clear skies & a light breeze from the northwest. Our high temp topped out at 84.4F and our low only dropped to 38.4F. The breeze finally picked up and shifted a little more to the northeast at 8 to 11 mph with a gust to 16mph so far today. 
 
Friday we are again expecting sunny skies and our high temp is expected to reach 87F. Winds are expected to be calm early but come up from the south at 5 to 10 mph before shifting to the southwest at 10 to 15 mph Our low temp only expected to drop to 45F overnight but I expect to see 38 to 40.
 
Saturday we are expected to be sunny with a high temp of 83F, low at 45F. Wind from the southwest at 10 to 15 mph with gusts possible to 30 mph. Lake advisories are posted for small crafts when gusts are expected to reach 30mph so be careful not to get caught out on the water when the gusts come up that high….and that can be early…..my guess is if gusts are predicted to be 30mph I will bet we will se 37 to 40 mph gusts locally….that has been the trend all season. We may see some clouds in the afternoon.
 
Sunday is expected to be “BREEZY” as NOAA puts it. Gusts are not posted yet on NOAA for Sunday but if it’s going to be breezy, the day is probably going to start out that way from the get go. Our high temp is expected to only reach 74F and the low is expected to drop to 38 which means we may have a little frost on the windshield at O-dark-thirty AM…..wear an extra layer when going out early on the pond… 
 
Monday, mostly sunny with a high of 77F
Tuesday, mostly sunny with a high of 73F
Wednesday mostly cloudy with a high of 64F….

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