Lake Mathews Almost Dry..!

[SoCalGuy7]

This year I have really noticed Lake Mathews losing a lot of water. Usually it would go down and then back up again. But not this year.

This is a water supply lake in Corona, for those of you unfamiliar with it. It is not open to the public.

And in some pics there are some workers clearing brush. Because of fire season.

Here are some recent pics.

I apologize for the crappy pictures, I need a new camera!

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This has always been an island, only the bushes on top were visible.

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More pics towards dam area.

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East end off of Cajalco.

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While I was snapping off some pics an older guy in a SUV pulled up and was watching me, he seemed to be some kind of ranger or something. He said he has never seen it this low either, and he thought it was only about 50 ft deep at the deepest part...

We Need Some Rain....!

SCG7

[one_leg]

All that great structure that the public cannot ever get at. :Evil:

It looks like there is enough water to fill the Vine to the brim this season.

Keep on pumping!!!

[Badfish2]

I'd be a little more pissed if we could actually fish that lake

[tacklejunkie]

Oh, but you can! :LOL:
Just be repaired to deal with the consequences.

[SoCalGuy7]

Yeah, my friend told me the other day that some guys he knows pull 3 foot long stripers and catfish out of there regularly....:Secret:

[pwynn]

SoCal glad you had the pics, if you remember a couple months ago i stated that it was getting low and and everyone told me i was crazy.

[matt duarte]

haha the water may be down but the fishing is awesome! im talkin 10lb+ cats are the norm and 5+ stripers!!!! sucks to have to walk that much farther to the water but i guess its worth it... still have yet to get a bass out of there though

[one_leg]

:Angry:Even I am able to outrun the security at Matthews.

[WARRIORMIKE]

Striper fishing is insane there!!! :Twisted::Twisted:

[lizzay]

why can't we fish there???

[PHISHnutS]

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[Troutman65]

:Shocked::Shocked::Shocked::Shocked:OMG !!!!


I have never seen it that low either.

We need RAIN this year or we all are in trouble

[SoCalGuy7]

why can't we fish there???


It's for drinking water and is closed to the public....:Evil: