Lake Oroville California full
California Fishing
Jun 24, 2023 10:17:54 #
JDFishes
Loc: Atlantic County
I’ve been fascinated w California Bass fishing since the 90s when 20 pound + largemouth were getting caught in Southern California. I saw on the news this morning Oroville reservoir is full. I know this lake has produced 14+ bass. My question how do these fish survive when water is so low? See pic fall 2022. If they all concentrate in remaining channel it must be incredible fishing since it’s less difficult to locate. I enjoy seeing pics from those who are in California, very different from the lakes, ponds I fish here in NJ. Any input appreciated. Thanks.
Jun 24, 2023 10:19:07 #
Jun 24, 2023 14:13:32 #
Jer
Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸
kandydisbar wrote:
I'd like to know as well. anyone?
I hope we find out. This really amazes me.
Jun 25, 2023 10:18:49 #
Jer wrote:
I hope we find out. This really amazes me.
Boy that lake is a lot prettier full than empty. Sure glad we got all that rain this past winter.
Jun 25, 2023 11:13:11 #
I'm glad to see the lake is full again You ask a very good quetion. I hope the fish made it
Jun 25, 2023 13:50:14 #
I believe that pic is of one of the "arms" of the lake.
Just like most of our lakes out here in the foothills they dam up the main ravine and it backs up water in ALL the other ravines and creek arms.
SO, when the water starts to go down all the arms look like the "dry" pic and the main lake still has the most water in it.
Take Lake Sonoma for example. At it's lowest it might have been close to 100 feet low. All the creek arms dried up but the MAIN lake was still over 100 + feet deep, several miles long and 1+ miles across.
Hope this helps answer your questions.
Lake Shasta,Mead and Powell are other lakes with the same problem.
Just like most of our lakes out here in the foothills they dam up the main ravine and it backs up water in ALL the other ravines and creek arms.
SO, when the water starts to go down all the arms look like the "dry" pic and the main lake still has the most water in it.
Take Lake Sonoma for example. At it's lowest it might have been close to 100 feet low. All the creek arms dried up but the MAIN lake was still over 100 + feet deep, several miles long and 1+ miles across.
Hope this helps answer your questions.
Lake Shasta,Mead and Powell are other lakes with the same problem.
Jun 25, 2023 14:18:24 #
JDFishes wrote:
I’ve been fascinated w California Bass fishing sin... (show quote)
Lake Folsom was low as well and all the fish were condensed in the main body. The fishing, was in fact, very good and it was nice to see my fish finder full of fish!
Jun 25, 2023 14:28:15 #
CaliMan wrote:
Lake Folsom was low as well and all the fish were condensed in the main body. The fishing, was in fact, very good and it was nice to see my fish finder full of fish!
Yep, same story with all the foothill lakes.
Now there's SO much water it's hard to catch fish cause they are SO scattered.
Jun 25, 2023 14:29:32 #
JDFishes
Loc: Atlantic County
Thanks, that’s makes sense, guess they always want to make things look worse then they are. Been following situation at Meade and Powell for years now. Heard talk of maybe letting one remain full and sacrifice the other. Hope it never comes to that and they get the rain they need. It’s all fairly complicated!
Jun 25, 2023 14:34:03 #
JDFishes
Loc: Atlantic County
Also don’t realize how big these reservoirs our. My local res is 220 acres! Googled this it’s huge! Lake Oroville is the second-largest reservoir in California. It has 167 miles of shoreline and more than 15,500 surface acres. The lake is 690 feet deep and within its depths are 3.5 million acre-feet of water.
Jun 25, 2023 15:04:27 #
JDFishes wrote:
Also don’t realize how big these reservoirs our. My local res is 220 acres! Googled this it’s huge! Lake Oroville is the second-largest reservoir in California. It has 167 miles of shoreline and more than 15,500 surface acres. The lake is 690 feet deep and within its depths are 3.5 million acre-feet of water.
Yep, second only to Lake Shasta I believe, which has bout 1 million more acre feet than Oroville.
Jun 25, 2023 18:01:40 #
saw1 wrote:
Yep, same story with all the foothill lakes.
Now there's SO much water it's hard to catch fish cause they are SO scattered.
Now there's SO much water it's hard to catch fish cause they are SO scattered.
Your 💯 right it's been tuff but haven't been Skunked yet just have to work harder still no pattern yet with the water rising a foot plus a day.
Have a good week Steve.
Jun 25, 2023 18:10:03 #
Andy cacciatori wrote:
Your 💯 right it's been tuff but haven't been Skunked yet just have to work harder still no pattern yet with the water rising a foot plus a day.
Have a good week Steve.
Have a good week Steve.
Thanks Andy, you too.
Headed out in the mornin to Tahoe for a couple weeks. Goin up for the 4th.
Jun 25, 2023 19:04:10 #
gary connor
Loc: paradise ca
Was on Oroville lake Wed- testing out new 35hp motor, there have been some landlocked salmon caught, not by me, I couldn't figure how to use my new humminbird fish finder. Reported caught at 100 feet.
Jun 25, 2023 23:33:35 #
saw1 wrote:
Thanks Andy, you too.
Headed out in the mornin to Tahoe for a couple weeks. Goin up for the 4th.
Headed out in the mornin to Tahoe for a couple weeks. Goin up for the 4th.
Have a safe trip and a great holiday.
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