The days remain cloudless and blue up here — nice if you’re into long lunchtime walks, but hard on the snowpack (and the fish, and the ski park, and the mountain guides, and…), which is at 14% of normal for this time of year.
Ouch.
These are not numbers that trout will love (click map for latest info)
The good news is that a storm is predicted to unfold over the Underground’s part of the state starting next Wednesday. With any luck, we can begin stockpiling next season’s trout water.
And though a reminder is hardly necessary among the savvy Undergrounders, I’d like to point out that after this long, long stretch of low water, the first hint of higher flows sometimes leads to what we’ll characterize as “intense feeding activity.”
Am I coloring in next week’s Wednesday and Thursday squares on the calendar?
Only my crayon knows…
See you on the river, Tom Chandler.
All my friends and I are kind of going wacky. With the Trinity within 50 cfs of being closed, guiding is an issue. With no snow, those that work in North Lake are having a tough time working. With it being too cold, nobody wants to get out and rock climb – so guiding is an issue there, too.
What are a bunch of dirtbags to do?! We’re stuck on the fringe seasons of our lifestyles, it seems. Forced to rotate our fun times on the river/runs/rock, while suffering through the things that our clients don’t otherwise want to.
And the next couple seasons, oh man. Things are gonna get crazy.
Steve(Quote)
Yes, that whole “edge of the season” thing is tough, especially if you’re a skier. Back when I was riding my road bike a lot, we’d get this long stretch where the roads were too sloppy to ride, but the snow wasn’t there for xc-skiing.
Tom Chandler(Quote)
Nice article on Underground’s one and only Tom C in the Feb 2012 issue of Calif Fly Fisher.
Neil(Quote)
I just posted something about that. Thanks for the note.
Tom Chandler(Quote)
Welllll,Three inches of the white stuff this morning with more to come(if the forcasts are correct) Snow-maggeon for the E.Puget Sound Lowlands! At least we’ll have water next spring!
JP2(Quote)