Mongoose Loc: Modesto,Ca

Took a ride today to Don Pedro .had to put 100 miles on my truck for Calif,smog since I changed the Battery it passed took, some pictures of the lake @ Moccasin area they told me in about 3 weeks ramps will be out of the water
@ Moccasin launch in which I need for my boat.Im new to the stage been reading your comments and jokes seems like a lot of great people .Retired from City of Tracy in 2008 .a lot has happen since that time wife has Multiple Myeloma a blood N bone cancer she loved fishing It's hard getting out since I take care of her .just found out from fishing buddy his wife now has breast cancer What happen to the Golden years ?? Kids are going to help Mom so I can get back to the lakes around here..tight lines

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

Love fishing there but since they have raised the rates to launch your boat to 36.50 I'm done going there.
And have been fishing it for years.

FishermanLeeSonoma

Wow, that boat ramp looks like Lake Sonoma.... what a hike!

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

Wow! That looks bad. Use to launch out of Moccasin about 25 years ago. And use to ride dirt bikes at the bottom of the lake before the created it with the dam… 🐟on

Mongoose Loc: Modesto,Ca

It's $ 28.00 if your a Veteran other wise $ 35.00 thats vehicle & Boat for the day.

Papa Jack Loc: Indianapolis

It is so sad to see all these lakes drying up our west. I hope you have a wet winter.

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

$35+ just to launch a boat ?
I understand a PARKING FEE, sure.... someone has to keep it clean and maintain the bathrooms.
But an amount that rivals a license fee, each time you go to launch (?), is just greed on the part of whatever entity has jurisdiction over that lake.
Certainly glad we don't have anything like that in Oregon. Of course, we have license fees and salmon/steelhead/sturgeon tags, two-rod endorsement, Columbia River Drainage fee, local county parking permit & clean boat fee, so it was about $145 for everything on my license for the calendar year..... but then I can pretty much fish the entire state. Hurts a LITTLE bit less when it is bundled and then the "pain" is over until next January !

If I paid $35 each time, I would expect to have a competent person directing the ramp comings and goings, and a pretty gal to have a cold drink and snacks for all, waiting in the parking lot !
At the very least, the facilities around the ramp better be spotlessly clean !

Always a shame when an entity decides to control an activity by simply charging more money until they get the "#'s" down to where they "think" they ought to be. Or perhaps they're trying to weed out the "ne'er do wells" and make it a "rich boys" lake (?), in which case, "vetting the caliber of your boat and your gear" might be on the horizon !!??...... for your sake and the sake of all Cali folks, I certainly hope that isn't the intention....so sorry to hear of such practices, even if it's not my state.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Yep, I refuse to fish at a lake that charges too much to launch.
Too many other places to chose from that you can launch free or for around 6 bucks.
To me it's just not worth it. I'd rather pay the gas to drive to another fishin place as to pay an exorbitant launch fee. 🤨😠👎

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

So, does a place that charges so much, actually have "wonderful facilities" ??
A "tie down area" ?
A boat washing station ?
A fish cleaning station ?
Decent bathroom facilities ?
Plenty of nearby parking ?
Better be special for that kind of fee.

woodguru Loc: El Dorado Ca

Depends on how good the fishing is, Pardee is excellent for really nice sized trout, people who know what they are doing can be limited out on trout by mid morning, and the bag limit is 5 Trout 10 Kokanee, it's 30 miles away from me, but the really really nice thing is no skiers or jet skis. It doesn't seem so bad for quality fishing, then again I don't get out fishing as much as you do...Lol

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

I fish 2 to 3 times a week.
Two of the places I ish you can launch for FREE. The other one charges 6 bucks.
I'm usually fishin out of the free ones, Napa river or Lake Sonoma. Petaluma charges 6 bucks. 🤠👍

Can you imagine if I fished 3 times a week and had to pay 35 bucks to launch that's over 100 dollars a week. Over 400 dollars a month. That's $5460.00 a year just to launch my boat.
Sue is VERY TOLERANT of all my fishin.
HOWEVER, I'm pretty sure she would have a problem with that. 😯😢🤣

Tsquare Loc: Knights Ferry, CA

I fish Don Pedro as it's pretty close to my house (30 minutes). You can get an annual senior pass for vehicles for ~$65 and an annual boat pass for ~$100. I generally use Blue Oaks or Fleming to launch. I like to lake but current water levels are brutal and I have not been back in 6-8 weeks.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Does the annual boat pass include parking the truck and trailer?

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

The water district that handles the lake or PG&E
I'm not sure but Don Pedro has always 19.00 or 20.00 to launch and park.
But when they raise it to 36.oo I was done.
When Tullock is 15.00 and New Melonies is 5.00 for Veterans and Seniors.
And Modesto Reservoir 5.oo for Veterans and seniors.

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

No, that’s another $65. The whole thing is outrageous. Why would they need that kind of revenue to maintain a couple of boat ramps…🤷‍♂️ 🐟on