Melones down 18ft in 30 days

MT · Post by MT » Tue May 14, 2013 4:04 pm

And it looks like their ramping it up. I wonder if this has screwed up the bite. Anyone been there recently? Bet they left alot of beds high and dry this year. Not good.

Kentuck · Post by **Kentuck** » Wed May 15, 2013 2:47 pm

Bet they lost a lot of spawn as a result.

Richard - Sonora · Post by **Richard - Sonora** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:14 am

Days and have not seen a bed yet, occupied or not. Each time I have been on that water had to go down to find fish, sometimes 30 feet. Normal spring/early summer stuff not reliable now for me. Little to no surface activity either. RK

MT · Post by MT » Fri May 17, 2013 6:58 am

Thanks Richard. Thats what I figured. They've definitely screwed things up this spring. I was up there in march and the 1st wave was showing up. Went back about 10-days later and all of the wood I saw fish around was high and dry. Too bad. I'm still going to take the boys up Saturday to mess around. The Delta got a little funky on me and it's getting beat up right now. Thanks again for responding. Mike

Joe Bruce · Post by **Joe Bruce** » Sun May 19, 2013 9:19 am

second half the water was way down. it was very tuff but managed a few

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MT · Post by MT » Sun May 19, 2013 10:39 am

Good watch. I wish I had the discipline to throw that stuff. Yesterday was about what I expected. We could scratch a few fish at most of our spots but never found them bunched up. Threw a spook in the afternoon and stuck a 5.5lb spot that I let one of my boys reel in. Maybe should have started throwing it a little earlier. I think the bite would really improve if the damn water level would at least stabilize.