Comments on: Lower Sacramento River Drift Boats Bouncing Off Construction Pilings Like Pinballs

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:27:13 +0000

Steve: The folks I’ve spoken to suggest that’s true now, but that the thing will get pretty dangerous at the high flows of summer, what with the current running at an angle to the opening.

By: Steve Ray

Steve Ray — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:02:02 +0000

I’ve been through the construction pilings a couple times with a driftboat. It’s not a big deal, just point the bow downstream and ride the current through.

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By: Dave Neal

Dave Neal — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:03:53 +0000

Yeah I just heard about this from a local guide. The “man” is really are considering closing sections of the river…the Trinity is already way too crowded…way…way…too crowded. Now all the Lower Sac potential will just head over there too!? Yikes. Bummer.

I also heard the pounding vibrations are causing severe reverberation (sp?) and freaking out the salmon and giving trout major headaches.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:41:49 +0000

Honestly, this is such an odd mistake on the part of the “tourism director” that you have to wonder if he was misquoted, or is simply related to someone.

By: KW Morrow

KW Morrow — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:14:54 +0000

This guy obviously doesn’t know how to calculate total economic impact. I’d bet the DIRECT economic impacts are about 5 times higher than his $1 million guesstimate. What a rube!

According to the state estimates, the economic impact value of ONE Sacramento River salmon lies between $600 and $1,100. While trout values would be somewhat lower, they won’t be less than about 1/2. Multiply that by the # of fish taken annually and then divide by the Redding area’s percentage of the total Sacramento River and you get a fair ballpark number of the economic impact for Redding…in 1998 dollars! And that is only recreational fishing. Somehow, I doubt that’s the only recreational boating taking place on the river in that area. After all, there are those romantic float trips to consider. LOL