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LADWP keeps restricting access for anglers: Haiwee Reservoir...
Anyone ever fish Haiwee Reservoir off the 395 before it was closed by LADWP? I spotted it a while back while cruising up to the Bishop region. Beautiful lake(s). Got the urge to research it a bit and found quite a bit of interesting history on it, including the current battle to reopen access. Oh, and that is has smallmouth, largemouth, brown, rainbow, and plenty of other tantalizing fish to catch...
I ended up talking with the Owen's Valley Committee, found out about this letter they sent the Mayor of LA.
If anyone's interested, I did a little writeup on the whole debacle here:
http://huntingtheriverking.blogspot....closed-to.html
Maybe one day it will be reopened, but it's going to take a lot of willpower to do so...and probably a different climate at the LADWP to see it through.
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I've been watching the reservoir for years wanting to put a line in it. I wouldn't hold your breath on this one dude...
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Used to be able to fish there, and hunt ducks. 9/11 happened...
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Yes, after 9/11 they closed it due to worries about terrorists poisoning our water supply, as I recall. Can't have enough fear, now, can we?
I have been there before it closed, by the dam, and it was sad to see how much trash, used toilet paper (and turds), broken bottles, and junk was all around. I wouldn't blame LA for closing off access just due to the disrespect of the resource. I have not fished there, however, just explored the access.
John
Last edited by John Harper; 03-25-2016 at 07:30 AM.
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The real story is what John Harper posted. The "sportsmen" who leave their mark and still do where ever they go. The real story is you can fish there if you are willing to put up with some harassment if you get caught. No security will cite you nor will the Inyo Sheriff write paper. You will be asked to leave. Locals have been going in for years and yes, the stories are true. Look at some of the pics on the back wall in the sporting goods store in Lone Pine. The closure was not for Homeland Security. It was in retaliation for making LADWP implement the LORP or Lower Owens Restoration project to rewater the barren Lower Owens. Once the agreement was signed, the signs and gates went up.
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