This notice from PG&E (via CalTrout):
Since James B. Black Powerhouse was shut down on September 19 due to a leak at the penstock, significant progress has been made toward repairing the problem and returning the powerhouse to operation. The repair plan is to weld a re-enforcing pipe section around the penstock in place of the cracked coupling that was leaking. Welding on the repair section began yesterday, October 1. If repairs go as planned the powerhouse should return to operation by next week.Current flow in the Lower McCloud River at the Ah-Di-Na gage (MC-1) is approximately 700 cfs. A storm is currently forecast for Friday and Saturday. Depending on storm runoff, this flow could increase.
If the repairs go as planned and the powerhouse returns to operation next week, PG&E will begin ramping down the flow in the Lower McCloud River and the flow at Ah-Di-Na should return to the normal 200 cfs level by 10/10/08.
See you on the McCloud (but not right now), Tom Chandler.
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Great news!! My October trip will be happening after all… although I may wait a few days to a week after the flows go down… as over the years the 1 time the McCloud fishes extremely poorly is just after a major change in the flows or weather.
May the BWO gods be with you.
Loon(Quote)
Loon: Good news (hopefully). If you do make the trip up, I’d like to very carefully point out that the BWO hatches (and the resulting fly fishing) are extremely poor on the Upper Sac – especially those stretches of the Upper Sac I fish with any regularity.
I applaud your willingness to exclusively fish the McCloud.
Tom Chandler(Quote)
Tom,
How did the fishing go yesterday? My dad and I are heading up your way in a week. How do you think the fishing will be then? Cheers
Ian(Quote)
Ian: Bamboo rod builder Chris Raine and I fished a small stream in the mountains – where fall has definitely already taken hold – and did OK on the brown trout up there.
The McCloud is still pretty high due to the repairs (might be OK by next week), but the weather’s cooling fast (yesterday and today kinda drizzly), and the fishing should be picking up on the Upper Sac, Pit, Upper McCloud, etc.
Given the amount of time I’ve spent at my desk and in the mountains, I’d be lying if I said I knew what was happening on the Upper Sac.
Tom Chandler(Quote)