Twin Lakes (south east)

[duksnfish]

Anyone know if it is open for boats yet?   Are inspection stations set up?

No they are not open and not sure when they will be.  I talked to a person who knows what is happening down there about a week ago and he was going to let me know if he heard anything but he said it's pretty quiet so far.  Normally it's not until right at Memorial Day give or take a few days.  I do know that they let the old camp ground host go do to issues between her and some of the campers and boarters the last couple years.  So, we all are going to have to wait for Twin and Glendale.  That goes for all the reservoirs controlled by those two canal companies. 

With the virus and with the social distancing and how they are set up for checks, and since Idaho still has social distancing requirements with gradual openings, I am willing to bet that the restrictions on those reservoirs will be even more stringent to protect the canal company employees.  It's a shame still that F&G still stock those fisheries and everyone cannot access them to fish.  I have been told by F&G that they are open to fishing from the banks by people so they will continue to stock them, but, they are not fishable by everyone.  Handicap folks or people who have handicap issues like i due do to leg issues, cannot fish the banks without getting hurt trying to get up and down the banks, so I just dont understand why F&G dont support the general public more and push this issue.  But, its been going on long enough that I dont think it ever will change now.  But, I do know this, Twin and Glendale did not get any seed money from the county down there due to the reduced number of people coming to Franklin county to recreate due to the limitations that the canal companies put on their waters so the amount of time that the waters will be open will continue to shrink.  It was predicted years ago that the economic impact would happen, but, at the time the canal company, the county and many business' didnt think it would make a difference.  It's amazing how much money sportsmen dump into a location but people dont believe it until it's gone.

Sorry I got on a rant, but, this one has gotten me for years and still does even though you can get inspected at Twin when it opens.