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FlyRod
10-24-2014, 09:29 AM
Can someone help me with info on fishing the damn from shore or is it closed for construction Haven't fished the lake in 5 plus years. Thanks
The people in the Store and the front gate Claim the dam will be closed when work starts. This includes all boats and float tubes will be held to 500ft away at all times
From what they say they Bouys will be installed at 500ft from the dam not to be entered "Dam will be OFF Limits Completely"
Who really knows but this is what they are saying.
So only the North shoreline and the East end will be open
This will close the lake to Much of the Bass Fishing in the winter time
FlyRod
10-25-2014, 02:07 AM
Thanks ! Tom
next time you go just ask the people at the front gate or go to the Store and ask them.
they appear to be very helpful
DEVOREFLYER
10-25-2014, 10:54 AM
I would like to hear the reasoning for a 500 ft distance from the dam, or did they just pull a number out of their ****!!!!!!
Skinny
10-25-2014, 12:18 PM
There are already and has always been signs on the dam face that say "no boats within 500 feet" but everyone just disregards them cuz there's no bouys. So maybe thats where they got the number. JMO
DEVOREFLYER
10-25-2014, 12:22 PM
The 500 ft thing was put into place after 9/11. Ya I know terrorists in Bass boats wtf!!!!!!
Skinny
10-25-2014, 01:24 PM
The 500 ft thing was put into place after 9/11. Ya I know terrorists in Bass boats wtf!!!!!!
Funny thing, earlier this year i saw five turbins in a rental boat and the thought crossed my mind! Now call me a racist!
DEVOREFLYER
10-25-2014, 01:26 PM
Funny thing, earlier this year i saw five turbins in a rental boat and the thought crossed my mind! Now call me a racist!
LMAO. Did they have fishin' poles or were they just lookin'? Were their Camels anywhere to be seen????? lol
Skinny
10-25-2014, 01:44 PM
There was about four females with head pieces. Only their eyes were showing. They were in a pontoon and the six males were following in the 12 foot aluminum. No poles or anything. I was like WTF are they doing here. Who knows what they were doing. The thought definately crossed my mind that they might leave the rental by the dam, baboom! I'm sure they were just out for a boat ride tho.
DEVOREFLYER
10-25-2014, 01:48 PM
Yip and the 9/11 guys were just for an airplane ride too.:Shocked:
d1LedHed
10-25-2014, 05:23 PM
Skinny are you really that ignorant? You need to open your eyes. How does what a person wear equate to terrorism or terrorist? You and people who think that is funny are really sorry people. You want to laugh at something - laugh at your stupidity and the ignorance you propagate.
BentRod
10-25-2014, 05:36 PM
Skinny are you really that ignorant? You need to open your eyes. How does what a person wear equate to terrorism or terrorist? You and people who think that is funny are really sorry people. You want to laugh at something - laugh at your stupidity and the ignorance you propagate.
Why dress that way when you live here. YOU ARE NOT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. just saying
d1LedHed
10-25-2014, 06:43 PM
How about freedom of religion????? - Constitution - maybe - for everyone?
Suppose to be a post for fishing on the dam - sorry for the hijack.
I'm done - adios amigos.
Skinny
10-25-2014, 07:38 PM
I never said anything about their religion. They are free to believe whatever they want. But gang bangers wear saggy pants and bandanas, white supremacists have swazis tattooed on their chest, cowboys wear spurs, etc. not in all cases but some, just sayin. Furthermore I have fought for my country, to protect its freedoms, so those people can take a nice stroll in the lake if they want to. I did not call the police or turn them into homeland security. I also did what I did because To protect the right to my own beliefs no matter who doesn't like them.
Oh yeah i caught 13 bass by the dam yesterday. Mostly on crankbait a. That is my report.
HawgZWylde
10-25-2014, 08:39 PM
Skinny are you really that ignorant? You need to open your eyes. How does what a person wear equate to terrorism or terrorist? You and people who think that is funny are really sorry people. You want to laugh at something - laugh at your stupidity and the ignorance you propagate.
Are you kidding? I guarantee you Skinny wasn't the only person watching this. I guarantee you they were definitely being "glassed" from shore. It's no secret terrorists have wanted to take out water infrastructure in the USA. That is exactly why those signs have been on that Dam for quite some time. Right after 9/11 I was building sunrooms and solariums at the time and I was given a job in Riverside with directions how to get there. We didn't have GPS and the directions given to me were wrong. The road I was on, I don't remember the name, took me over the Dam at Lake Mathews since the street names were wrong and I passed the right street. I went past the Dam and turned around then stopped at the turnout on the Dam, which has a plaque telling the history of the Dam, to call for new directions. While I sat there waiting for directions I was suddenly surrounded by 4 unmarked black cars and 4 people jumped out of each fully armed and they surrounded me with weapons drawn. They made me get out and then they searched my truck. Once they realized I was not a terrorist, they explained why this was happening. They then pointed to a temp sign that I hadn't noticed that said NO stopping for any reason. They were afraid someone would blow the Dam up or dump poison in the water supply. Sorry man but the threat of terrorism is too real to disregard that. I would have the same thought as Skinny seeing something like that and in fact we Americans are SUPPOSED to watch for and report incidents like that as they could be casing it out for a future attack. Unlike DVL Dams, the Perris Dam is not as thick and would not take as much explosives to breach that Dam. DVL would take a small nuke to breach it, but not Perris or many other smaller older Dams...
**Edit**
In today's world ignorance and inattentiveness can get you killed. You must now go through life with you eyes wide open and always be aware of your surroundings and what is taking place in those surroundings. That's not paranoia, that's just plain common sense...
next time you go just ask the people at the front gate or go to the Store and ask them.
they appear to be very helpful
Today a Peace officer (Riverside Sheriff) at the lake said that the dam face should be open for fishing depending on the day....a day to day situation
No real straight Answer ever at the lake
So who knows. The project was suppose to start last February!
i wonder how many of the launch ramp trees they will cut down that have regrown int he corner of the launch ramp ??
when the lake opened there were trees it he way between the ramps. of course they were cut down and use for Fire wood by a certain Group of people at night summer 81-82
I wish they would leave all the new growth for habitat
Baja1ab
10-26-2014, 09:09 PM
A couple of weeks ago the lake posted an update on Facebook regarding the upcoming shore restrictions as it relates to construction. I commented asking if the restrictions would only be from shore and this was their response.
"All ground access is limited. This includes the Bernasconi day use/camping, bike trail, horse trails, dam, big rock, shore fishing, etc. Boats can still float in the water. The link provided has an image that visually shows the extent of the closure."
Nothing was said about bouys or limiting access from the water side. I hope stays that way.