Originally Posted by
seal
Silverwood State park fall thru spring access has changed this year and more changes have been discussed. Cleghorn parking area has now been closed off for the "winter". This area no more than 3 years ago had alternating trout stockings between the Marina and Cleghorn providing a really good trout bite in the Cleghorn area and also providing the trout with more shelter from the stripers and LMB populations, IMO. Cleghorn now only seems to hold some trout but certainly not the population it had up until stocking location changes. The spawn up the Mohave was next to nothing last couple years, yes I know it was a low water year but still there was plenty of water. Also even the big striper hunters benefited from fish being in different locations as opposed to most big fish action now occurring at the Marina area oh and that means all the big stripers and LMB's know where the feeding is going to happen, trout holdover population in all areas that I check has been very low now for the corresponding years, coincidence????
Now there is a discussion at the lake to limit parking access to only the Marina area. Black Oak, lot's 1, 2, and 3 will all be closed off. Now I have no real problem with this I love a good hike and will find the fish but I believe they use this data and will further limit access possibly having a winter time closer and hell what good are trout plants anymore, nobody is there to provide the take data necessary to allocate the trout planting right?????
The plants only going in at the Marina means very limited shoreline access to many that can't make the hike. Also the best place to target them in the Marina area is the swim beach, well last week there was a ranger informing anglers there was no fishing allowed at the swim beach.
So just like the MLPA deal the more access is limited the more data they have against us having access, hey the revenue is dropping so no reason to up the budget, layoff's occur etc... etc.... etc...
Please if you agree voice you're displeasure at the lake, be nice I like most everybody there!