Comments on: Diamond Valley: the lowdown today…

By: Robert Schneider

Robert Schneider — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:50:39 +0000

It was just plain stupid not to put in both launch ramps completely before they put the water in.

By: Roger 'tunaman' Nelson

Roger 'tunaman' Nelson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:02:52 +0000

Rich – NO PRIVATE BOAT LAUNCH is the issue… it is a great fishery that has been relinquished to the rental fleet only.

Thanks for posting George… makes me not as homesick as I might have been! It is a shame, but it, as everything in life, will come to pass. At some point we’ll be flush (pun intended) with water once again, DVL will be filled back at or near capacity, and I may even be able to get the remaining launches off my unusable annual pass.

Meanwhile, for those who are able, get out once in a while and take more pictures for the day the structure is once again covered (I have a bunch that I took on several trips before the ramp went high and dry, including what turned out to be the final week).

DVL, and Casitas, will always be favorite waterways close to my heart, if only in the form of fond memories.

Roger

By: kelly salmans

kelly salmans — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:53:52 +0000

Rich … What grinds me is the fact that we were promised this would not happen. Also the fact is they had money from Boating and Waterways to build BOTH ramps and turned it down. The fact that the MWD has deep pockets and can extend the ramp but won’t!!! I went to the meetings, I know!

By: admin

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:23:15 +0000

Rich: Obviously, with a lake that is 300 feet deep (or more in spots) the issue isn’t the size of the reservoir or the level per se. The issue at DVL is they built the lake first and then they built the launch ramp–so private boaters are (and have been) shut out for months with the low(er) level.
But what grinds everyone is the fact the MWD is in no hurry to spend the money to lengthen the ramp.

By: Rich Thiel

Rich Thiel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:08:17 +0000

This post is totally off the cuff that I’m going to make, but I’m going anyway. I think (in my opinion) it’s a mental block among fisherman. Explain, OK, DVL is low right now and everyone is screamin’ about water and political issues. After takin’ a look at your pic’s George, it is a total mental block…What if the lake in question was built to the level it is now????? Would the fisherman be happy or screamin’ about somethin’ else. I hear it on the Delta every weekend when they talk about Low tide and high tide, my fish are off because its low tide. “No you just can’t fish low tide because you can’t adapt”, (Mental). Here is a saying that I use with beginners.

An amateir goes fishing to fish the lake…..A Professional goes fishing to fish the fish. Which one are you? What I’m trying to say is that the level of the lake doesn’t matter. Like I said Geo this is totally off the cuff.