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Mike Giusti

actually it is a fresh water prawn not a crawdad. Give a whole new meaning to "put a shrimp on the barby".

Mike Giusti

I agree a state mandated control would probably be best but with the current budget I wouldn't hold my breath. Also, their is a concern over liability if the lake managers add something to a boat and it were to damage the bladder or other parts. Also, we can't control what Nevada and Arizona does or...

Mike Giusti

They are working on a common tagging and inspection system for DVL, Perris and Silverwood. Those are the lake which have good inspection protocols in place. Most other lakes don't want to put the money out to do inspections and so they aren't being included right now. I think they may also be tracki...

Mike Giusti

There has not been ANY Colorado River water put into DVL since late 2005 and the mussels weren't found until 2007. MWD divers are at the lake every month and checking for mussels. By law they have to report them if they find them. Also, if the mussels were present the anglers would be getting them o...

Mike Giusti

I meet with MWd regularly and the only water going into DVL right now is coming from the Sacramento Delta. They are doing all they can to avoid putting Colorado River water into DVL because they know once they do it will become infested with quagga mussels.

Mike Giusti

Once again a reporter has been given wrong information. I have checked with MWD and their dive folks and they have NOT SEEN ANY quagga mussels in Diamond Valley. If they were to find them there are laws that require they notify Fish and Game and a bunch of other folk immediately. At this time there ...

Mike Giusti

Our night tournament permits are basically one permit for a two day event since the tournaments go past midnight. As kwin said it is up to the orgs to request a change to a day tournament or a two day tournament provided they are off the water before midnight. If an org switched to a Saturday evenin...

Mike Giusti

The loss of all these bass is one of the reasons Fish and Game has a 6 hour rule from June 15 to Sept. 15. Work done by Larry Bottroff on San Diego lakes should we could see mortalities as high as 75% when water temperature is over 75 degrees. Not being at the tournament I can only guess why such hi...

Mike Giusti

I think we can adjust to whatever works best for all of you. We can schedule to meet almost any day and at anytime. Maybe early September before all the championships start. Just let us know what you work out.

Mike Giusti

If the organization don't want to have joint meetings I am willing to meet with them individually, if this helps. I am thinking maybe before the start of next season.

Mike Giusti

Hey Brian, I will see what I can work out with having some at your meeting. I don't think we will be able to actually have fish to needle but we can explain it and maybe do some sort of demo. The best way for angler to learn is to go the release boat and help your staff needle after the weigh-in. Th...

Mike Giusti

If you guys want my staff and I will be willing to help train the new or existing TD's. We can advise on what the problems we've seen and how to avoid most issues.

Mike Giusti

They are hoping to raise the lake about 6 feet in the next month or so and there is a chance that even more water may be available. This is all water coming from northern CA and NOT the Colorado River so no Quagga mussels. The lake went up about 1 foot in the last week.

Mike Giusti

Hybrids of smallmouth/spotted bass are possible as is smallmouth/largemouth crosses. I have also seen pure smallmouth that look like the pictures. Without the fish in hand it is not possible to tell what it is for sure.

Mike

Mike Giusti

There are no plans to close Perris at this time. The repair of the Santa Ana pipeline that is going to start in early December may cause the lake level to drop below where boats can launch. It is going to be close so we won't know until January if you are going to be able to launch or not. The curre...

Mike Giusti

Scott, I agree with alot of what oldshcool posted. I would expect a thremocline in the deeper part of the lake unless they have aerations system going. If the D.O. levels listed are mg/l they are marginal for trout survival and not necessary the best for bass either. It would seem to me that with D....

Mike Giusti

Big Bear is a relatively shallow lake so it does take much to drive the D.O. down. Yes decaying vegetation will cause D.O. to drop. Aeration units can be of some help but they also can cause and increase in water temperature. If the water get to hot the trout will die. Also, the units need to be tur...

Mike Giusti

At this time I have not heard of any plans from MWD to put water into the lake until sometime this winter. That is of couse assuming we get some rain. They may bring in some water from the State water project but that will not really effect to lake level much as those amounts have been cut back. The...

Mike Giusti

I did a quick search on the internet and found this reference.

http://www.bio.txstate.edu/~tbonner/txf ... enense.htm

I hope this is what you want.

Mike

Mike Giusti

We are processing the permits for the inland area right now. I hope to have them issued by the end of next week.

Mike

Mike Giusti

Check with the folks at Last Chance bait and tackle (951) 658-4710. If I remember right the Hemet Bass Club meets at the store.

Mike Giusti

We (Fish and Game) now have the fish and are working on getting it to the right people to do the work. We are working on how to get the otolith out with as little damage as possible. Humboldt State Universty wants the fish for there collection. I think we may have some lined up to do genetics on the...

Mike Giusti

Hutch, I see that LIAF has two dates are they still going to use the one at the end of July? Like anyone who is not going to use an event permit date they need to send me written notification that they are not going to use a particular date. This way we can make it available on a first come first se...

Mike Giusti

All the night tournament permits for DVL were issued last July at the annual event tournament jamboree. ABA has some that they may not be using but until the notify DFG that they are not going to use them we cannot make them available to anyone else. This link should get you to the DFG website to se...

Mike Giusti

I saw the post that someone said you got an ABA permit and that is why I thought they were involved. My records shows that ABA has the August 9th date. I think you put the wrong date down on your orginal post. John Barron has a permit for August 2nd is that the date you are going to have your event?...

Mike Giusti

Brian, ABA has not told me or anyone else in Fish and Game that they are giving up their permits. Until they send a letter stating that they are giving up their permits the dates are taken. I know their website says they are not going to hold the tournaments but that alone does not release the dates...

Mike Giusti

Hi Roger, I don't think a waiver is required in this instance. If the Dept. is requiring that fish be released outside of bouys or some point then we understand that not every boat is going to be relaunced to make this happen. We don't issue waivers for release boats and a warden is not going to iss...

Mike Giusti

Hey Robert, I will try and cover this for Terry while he is out trying to catch tuna. I cannot comment on the way that FLW conducts its weigh-in as I have not personnally observed them. I understand them bring the fish up in one bag for the wiegh-in if they are in multiple bag until just before. Onc...

Mike Giusti

The water for Irvine came from Lake Mathews as I understand the system. The Department will be requiring all tournament organization to inspect their participants boats to make sure they are cleaned, drained and dry. It will be up to the organizer to DQ anyone that is not in compliance. If a boat fa...

Mike Giusti

We have been discussing the waterfowl issue with experts on the great lakes and they don't feel that this is much of a threat. Our best GUESS is that they came in by boat, possibly somebody going form an infest lake to Hodges on the same day or next and then draining the bilge with infested water in...

Mike Giusti

Roger, We are working on something for monitoring boat use in the San Diege infected lakes but I doubt the uninfested lakes will accept this. There are to many way to go from an infested water to uninfested without being checked. In case you haven't notice Hodge is also infected with quagga mussels....

Mike Giusti

Ron, My staff was conducting a study to estimate the sise of the population of bass larger than 12 inches in Diamond Valley Lake. We have been removing on of the ventral fins for years as these fins are not used by bass for movement. They were actually using a combination of ventral fin clips and pu...

Mike Giusti

An open letter to all tournament sponsors, directors and bass clubs: Department of Fish and Game staff working at Diamond Valley Lake over the past few months has observed several problems in regards to the way tournament organizations and their participants are handling bass. As most of you know th...

Mike Giusti

Just talked to MWD and they are testing pumps but not bringing much water in. They are getting a little out of Lake Silverwood. The lake hasn't risen any it just hasn't gone down any in the last couple of week. Depending on demand we could see a significant drop in lake level by the first part of Au...

Mike Giusti

Hey Pete, I will check on where it is coming from and let you know in a couple of days. From what I have been told in the past, they are not expecting any water for the Colorado River until next fall. My best guess is water from Silverwood or Perris but I an not certain. I will get back to you once ...

Mike Giusti

That is a typo on Terry's part. The 6 hour rule is June 15 to September 15.

Mike

Mike Giusti

Your right Mark but with 50 plus boat at 15 minutes each it would take us the better part of the day to get them on the water. That is why they are trying to get as many boats done on Friday as possbile. I don't see the washing taking more than 5 minutes a boat.

Mike

Mike Giusti

Just to let you all know that some of us at DFG are going to be there tomorrow (Friday) around noon with our pressure washer to help inspect and wash boats. We may also be there first thing Saturday moring to help out. I check with the organizers and you do not have to leave your boat there on Frida...

Mike Giusti

Moose,

go to http://www.dvmarina.com/

Click on the box that says clean drained and dry. It will give all the last requirements. It should be pretty painless if you haven't been in a lake with mussels.

Hope you and fyour amily have a great time and good fishing.

Mike Giusti

Roger the source of water for DVL is the Colorado River and the State Water Project out of Lake Silverwood. The reason DVL doesn't have quagga mussels is that they have not put any Coloradoa River water into the lake in about 2 years. Last year when there was some water they stored it in Mead and ar...

Mike Giusti

Hodges isn't my area so I am not sure what they will allow once the project is completed. I wouldn't be suprised if they didn't restrict access around the structure for safety reasons.

Mike Giusti

Just a word of warning that I was told yesterday that they will be blowing compressed air through all drain and pump lines and if ANY water comes out you will not pass inspection. I think you will be quarantined for an additional 28 days but not sure. As bad as it was before this is going to be even...

Mike Giusti

Olivenhein if open to fishing will be walk in or possibliy float tube but not by boat as there is not a launch ramp on the lake. The lake is really verticle and doesn't have a lot of structure for fish to hide in. You have it right. Once they complete their powerplant and start moving water between ...

Mike Giusti

I will do my best to answer all your questions. If I miss something let me know. If our electrofishing boat has been used in a lake that has mussels (Skinner is the only one) it is allowed to dry at least 4 days before it used in another lake and it is always decontainated with a high pressure hot w...

Mike Giusti

There are no plans to lower Lake Perris any lower than it is right now. DWR is still working on how they are going to repair the dam and outlet tower. Once they decide on how to fix the tower that may lead to additional lowering of the lake in two or three years. This would only be for the time to i...

Mike Giusti

KMAC I can't find anything on the state website but if you can give me the legislators name who sponsored the bill or a bill number I will check again. If you want to check it out yourself go to

www.leginfo.ca.gov

Mike

Mike Giusti

DL: The trout derby you can use any legal bait you want. The fish don't have to be released so the same rules that apply for bass tournaments don't apply to trout derby. Kevin: I don't have to worry about you using live trout for bait from what I heard you couldn't even catch one in the trout tank a...

Mike Giusti

Live bait of any kind is not legal to be used in this tournament!!!!! DFG tourmanent permits prohibit it.

Mike Giusti

The quagga mussels have been reproducing year round in so. Cal. Unlike the great lakes we don't get cold enough for them to stop. They are reproducing very slowly right now but the peak in from about April thru Septmember. There are a lot of people looking at various control measure but nothing has ...

Mike Giusti

Tom,

I am not sure if the salt concentration you are using will be adequate to kill the quagga mussel veligers. I am asking some of the experts on the subject and as soon as I get an answer I will let everyone know.

Mike

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