Launching at Clearlake

texas john · Post by **texas john** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:55 pm

Anybody have any idea if the ramp in Lucern is still launchable? If not any suggestions up North?

Turkeyman · Post by **Turkeyman** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:40 pm

I'm not sure what ramp you are talking about but there were some trailers in the parking lot by the public launch south of the winery. We launched from 5th St. and had no problems but the launch at Skylark is trouble. Only about 1' deep past the drop off of the ramp.

texas john · Post by **texas john** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:59 pm

The one im talking about is right off 20 at 7th street

MT · Post by MT » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:27 pm

I launched there a few times in mid to late june and it was low. Only a few feet around the dock at that point but safe. Hate to imagine how low it is now. Call Bob at Limit Out in CL Oaks and ask.

FATGUY · Post by **FATGUY** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:09 pm

i was there on the 26th and we used the lucerne ramp but it was really hard. i imagine by now with the lake dropping it would npt be usuable but ??

Greg_Cornish · Post by **Greg_Cornish** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:48 am

I can't launch my pontoon there.

Greg_Cornish · Post by **Greg_Cornish** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:51 am

Just talked to a buddy who'll be launching there tonight if the wind is right. I'll report back

texas john · Post by **texas john** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:15 pm

We went ahead and launched at redbud in the algea. Man it had a deathly odor like a port-a-let had been left out in the sun for two weeks on a construction site....Anyway we had a good day...Even though it was way windy we still were able to land about 30+ fish best five were right at 19lbs so all in all not a bad day!!

Thanks for the info on the ramp, I did call around and got the feeling that I might be able to launch there but it was an at own risk kinda advise!

skandy · Post by **skandy** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:26 pm

How bad is the alge at Redbud? I haven't been there in a couple of month and it was really bad back then. Thick as pea soup.

texas john · Post by **texas john** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:59 am

In the morning it was bad, terrible smell and seemed to be about 3 inches thick. In the afternoon it was completly clear due to the pretty good winds we had all day.

skandy · Post by **skandy** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:18 am

I'm heading there tomorrow so we'll see how bad it still is. Hopefully the recent winds blew it out of there.

skeeterbug · Post by **skeeterbug** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:38 am

Since the subject is launch sites, is the State Park ramp still launchable? Was there in November last year and even in the creek channel kicked up some mud from the big motor. We have a club tourney out of there again this November. Just trying to evaluate if we will need to move our launch site. Any thing you can offer is appreciated. Thanks!

bassbooger · Post by **bassbooger** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:19 pm

skandy wrote:How bad is the alge at Redbud? I haven't been there in a couple of month and it was really bad back then. Thick as pea soup.

Launched there this morning. Thin green algae layer at the surface, lots ofsuspended algae particles far out from the launch area, along with the nice smell.

Still far better than the previous thick mats not long ago.

Good thing for the car wash across the street from redbud park.

skandy · Post by **skandy** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:48 am

Launched out of Redbud yesterday (Thursday) and it is still smelly and covered in aglae. Not as bad a in June, but not great. The algae is almost everywhere we went on the south end, from Konocti down. Launching is not a problem.

bahlzar · Post by **bahlzar** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:00 pm

State park is low but very launchable.....stay between the bouys....they just re surfaced and re striped the parking lot too !!! looks all brand new !!

drrakruz · Post by **drrakruz** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:07 pm

bahlzar wrote:State park is low but very launchable.....stay between the bouys....they just re surfaced and re striped the parking lot too !!! looks all brand new !!

How do you know this? Did you Google Earth it? Was G there with you? If so, tell him he still owes me $10!!!

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:16 pm

In the 20 years I lived there, I never saw a time you could not launch at , the county park, 5th street, or Lucerne. Wow it must be low ?

Flippinjigs · Post by **Flippinjigs** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:25 pm

I launched yesterday from the Public Launch Ramp off of HWY 20 @ the Keys by Rattle Snake with no problems at all. How up North is???

Good Fishin

bahlzar · Post by **bahlzar** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:25 pm

drrakruz wrote:
bahlzar wrote:State park is low but very launchable.....stay between the bouys....they just re surfaced and re striped the parking lot too !!! looks all brand new !!
How do you know this? Did you Google Earth it? Was G there with you? If so, tell him he still owes me $10!!!

I was there over the weekend...G wasnt with me and we squared up on the money except now he has carpet burns on his knees.

drrakruz · Post by **drrakruz** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:41 pm

bahlzar wrote:
drrakruz wrote:
bahlzar wrote:State park is low but very launchable.....stay between the bouys....they just re surfaced and re striped the parking lot too !!! looks all brand new !!
How do you know this? Did you Google Earth it? Was G there with you? If so, tell him he still owes me $10!!!

I was there over the weekend...G wasnt with me and we squared up on the money except now he has carpet burns on his knees.

LMFAO!