I agree Jimbo, I think the whites are moving up the rivers right now also. Probably too muddy and high to fish them though, and cold.

Looks like some good strong rain bands going through the area. The lake needs all it can get.

My parents live out in Medina the city. That is where we need the rain fo sho. Last week my dad dumped the rain gage at 3 1/2 " . Since then they have picked up about an inch and it was still raining as of 30 mins. ago. Not enough to fill the lake. however with all the other contibutaries, we should see an increase in water level. Heres to hopeing.

Its coming up, but its got a long way to go. (conservation pool is 1064')

Last weekend it came up about 4 feet and was real muddy. lots of debris floating from up river. red Bluff creek is flowing good as is the river. As others have said it still has a long way to go. Water temp on the 6th was 51 degrees. mid march looks like it maybe ok if the temps stay up and creeks keep flowing. English Crossing was closed off last sunday morning.

Went out there today at about 1:00 with my wife.Launched at Reds. The lake was like glass and saw 1 waterbike and 3 other boats way in the distance. It was Great. We trolled for a while on the main lake. downrigger at 30 feet w/rattle trap. also a deep diver only at about 7-9 feet. No luck

There was alot of debris. The lake is up since the last time I was there. Thats a hopeful sign. We hit a couple of coves still no luck. However it was a Great day to be on the water.

We got off the lake at about 4:30 just as the wind started and clouds moved on in.

Does anyone no a good place to launch closer to pops or thousand trails? I haven't heard on where to launch except for reds since the lake is low.
Wish I had a better fishing report. But it was a great day.

newtothis - please don't wear me out with your Global Climate Change Kool-aid. Climate change is just as much hooey as global warming.

I have no experience launching a boat and trailer at the park launch, but it is rocky/gravel type substrate. I've seen people launching relatively easy there back in the fall. Depending how much the water came up recently, it could be even better. What was the water clarity on the main lake today?

It was poor for Medina. It wasn't muddy either. To be expected with the rains up north I guess. Its nice to see a rise in the lake level. The debris wasnt all that bad, just small branches to look out for.

I'm gonna give it a try further up the lake next time. Thats where i have most luck. Plus white bass should be fun to chase.

FoldCat

I will leave you with this..

I sure hope you don't consider it an insult if I take the word of the VAST MAJORITY of scientists over some dude on the internet who probably hasn't done one iota of research on the subject and is probably getting his information from people who haven't done any either.

I understand you feel real strong that its a bunch of hooey, but I know you are wrong.

so good day, good luck fishing, and I sure hope you can avoid sailing off the end of your flat earth.

An ever growing number of climate scientists are doubting global climate change. The latest questions center on more and more examples of "cherry picked data", and weather recording stations that WERE IN ISOLATED AREAS", but now are next to things like buildings, A/C condensers and the like.

BTW, to establish scientific credibility , my BS and MS are in Microbiology from Virgina Polytechnic Inst. Yours??? When I learned and performed scientific research we came up with a postulate and performed experiments to prove or disprove. If the data collected proved our theory then we performed the experiment numerous additional times to ensure the results were not a one time happenstance. If the data (facts) collected did not support our theorem we changed the postulate. What we didn't do is neglect, change or cherry pick the data. I can prove almost anything if I can decide which data is relevant and which isn't. Global warmers still deny that the warm period back in the 1400's existed, BECAUSE if it did exist it means that warm periods are cyclic, not man-made. Your kool-aid is getting warm.

"An ever growing number of climate scientists are doubting global climate change."

while that statement might be factual, a handful out of thousands does not constitute a shift, it constitutes a blip. and the questions about cherry picked data have been answered.

your kool-aid line is old.. find a new one.

FoldCat

look.. there are far batter places to have this discussion, and personally I have no interest in beating this very dead horse.. the debate is over, your side lost.. too bad

I will however say that i have absolutely no interest in a lecture from somebody who continuously insults the intelligence of other with idiotic and childish calls of kool-aid drinking.

you are entitled to your opinion, however misinformed it may be.

this subject only came up with I RIGHTLY pointed out that a snowstorm in the North East does not in any way refute the claims made by climate scientists that the earth is steadily growing warmer due to a HUGE spike in atmospheric CO2.

I would hope that when somebody make a glaringly obvious logical misstep you would do the same, but next time, you might not want to pepper your comments with insults to the character and intelligence of those you disagree with.

OK so does anyone have any new news about Medina or heading out there anytime soon?

I checked out a coupla spots sunday while babysitting. (wife out of town) The river looked awful at the British Intersection , and I went and checked Pop's as well. For some reason I was expecting that area to look more like it does near the Red Bluff Creek confluence, rather than so much like the SA River south of downtown.

After seeing the speed and shallowness of the river there, I'm definitely rethinking my ideas about putting in there and paddling upstream. Both because it looks like more work than fun for me, and the river's current conditions make it look like the whites would have to work pretty hard to get TO Pop's, and still harder to get any further up. There was a long pool near Pop's, and then a shallow turbulent riffle just below it.

Based on what I saw, the lake needs to come up a good bit more before there's much use in fishing for White Bass upstream from Pop's. Then again, maybe white bass are more salmon like on their spawning run that I'm giving them credit for.