Bowman reservoir???

[striperking18]

Anybody fish this lake?,or know if it is even open?
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[Fishstalkeral]

I found the same thing a very nice reservoir a bunch of outstanding thing people where saying about the fishing.
I drove out there and it was lock up tight. so I did searching and found this. it will make you cry)
Bowman Reservoir oasis ruined, closed
One of the costs associated with the extraordinary growth in Southern Nevada is increasing pressure on our limited natural resources.
For many of the area's most popular outdoor destinations, that has meant increased regulation of human activity, usually because some people behave in a manner that has a negative impact on the resource and on the rest of us who would like to enjoy the outdoors.
And sometimes we lose access to the resource altogether. Such is the case with Moapa Valley's Bowman Reservoir. During the past couple of weeks, people have asked why the popular reservoir was being fenced off and the access road blocked. I was unaware, but I wasn't surprised.
Bowman Reservoir was built to store water for irrigation of the valley's farms during the hot summer months. Contrary to popular belief, the reservoir is privately owned and is managed by the Muddy Valley Irrigation Company. Its sandy beaches and shade trees create a restful place where valley residents could take their families for an afternoon swim, an early-morning duck hunt or a day of bass fishing.
The first time I visited Bowman was in the early 1980s. My wife and I joined her family for a day of water skiing and swimming. It was a nice place. Then growth came to the Las Vegas Valley, and the crowds inevitably discovered this restful oasis. It wasn't long before it wasn't so restful.
By the late 1990s, the reservoir had become another trouble spot where state game wardens were sure to find more than a few violations of boating, fishing and littering laws. Visitors left behind piles of trash, including feces-filled diapers and glass containers. Many of the latter were broken, making the beach unsafe for barefooted recreationists.
Closing the reservoir to the recreating public "was the last thing we wanted to do," said Scott Millington, general manager of the Muddy Valley Irrigation Company. "The reservoir has been a community asset for more than 50 years."
Millington said that trash became a significant issue, and some visitors were even dumping their RV holding tanks in the area. The irrigation company brought in dumpsters so visitors would have somewhere to put their trash, but instead people began using them as a place to dump construction debris and used appliances.
Another problem the MVIC faces is the need for expensive liability insurance. The company's insurance provider encouraged management to do away with all recreation on the site -- private vendors who looked at managing the reservoir can't afford the insurance.
Initially, folks at the MVIC tried to leave the reservoir open to foot, ATV and horse traffic by leaving an opening next to the gate. That didn't last long, however, because somebody pulled the gates down and the cemented gate posts out of the ground. After that stunt, the company installed concrete barriers to protect the gates and fencing, giving up on the idea of allowing foot, ATV or horse traffic.
"We can't even get in there with our own vehicles now," Millington said.
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[striperking18]

man that sucks []
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[lvfishingdude]

ah, bowan reservoir. brings back a lovely memory.

In 1999, my friend wanted to go down there because he heard of the great bass fishing. So we drove my Bronco II down to the waters edge.

What I didn't know is they had dropped the water level 15' for repairs on something. I ended up burying my Bronco II up to the wheel wells. Luckily I walked up to someone's house and they were extremely nice and let me use there phone to call a tow truck. When the tow truck got there the story got even better.

The tow truck got setup side ways and we were able to pull my truck out. But, when the tow truck tried to leave he had to backup first and he ended up getting stuck. He had to call another tow truck to come get him out. I felt so bad for the driver.

Bowman was a great place if Lake Mead was ruff. You could always go to bowman because it was protected from the wind.

Sucks when people ruin everyone else fun.
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[Fishstalkeral]

From what I could see, the the water looked
Beautiful. I bet since it hasn't been fished in so many years there's got to be some trophy fish in there. And you know the A-Holes that trashed the place were not fishermen. Whats really funny is a lot of fishing websites are so full of @#%& they still give current fish reports on that place. One place I seen even went as far to say " It's a great place for LMB fishing" it was dated 2 weeks ago. Absolutely no credibility. And there are so many that it looks like it's open.. Maybe one day they will open it up again.... That would be nice....
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[TheWhizzle]

I stopped at Bowman a year or two ago on a trip back from Utah. The wife wanted to check out Overton, so we drove through and found the lake. I had all my bass fishing gear on me from the Utah trip, so I tossed a lipless crankbait out and nailed a little 13" bass on my second cast. It was really nice out there, yes, kinda trashed, but nice. There were a couple other fishermen there as well that had come in on ATV. I was able to drive my jeep right up to the lake, no restricted access.

Unfortunate that it got that bad. We only stayed for 20 minutes or so and went on our way.
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[Fishstalkeral]

Thats cool whizzle, how did you get around the street barricade? 4 wheel dive? maybe its worth trying. Do you think they can fine you or worst arrest you?
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[lvfishingdude]

I knew I read this article awhile back. I highly doubt there are very little if any fish left in Bowman. Read the article

http://mvprogress.com/2009/12/02/bowman-...test-pump/
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[TheWhizzle]

There was no barricade when I went, I had my boat in tow and everything. I did come in on a dirt road, more-so because I was just driving around trying to find a way to the water. Didn't know where I was going. But I wasn't off-roading it or anything. I didn't know anything about closures, either. Just seemed like a nice little fishing lake.
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