12-03-2009, 08:16 PM
[cool][#0000ff]While much of the state had a good winter and heavy snowpack, that was not the case for the Sevier River drainage. All of the reservoirs on the Sevier are at very low levels. Yuba never got above about 60 percent full, and it dropped even more over the summer irrigating season. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The perch derby was on 2/16/08. Water levels were much better...up to 35 feet east of the island. Last year's ice fishing season saw water depths much shallower...only 25 feet around the island. The level did indeed drop to where the island was a peninsula. Not likely to have enough water for ice fishing in the upper end of the lake this winter.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The perch derby was on 2/16/08. Water levels were much better...up to 35 feet east of the island. Last year's ice fishing season saw water depths much shallower...only 25 feet around the island. The level did indeed drop to where the island was a peninsula. Not likely to have enough water for ice fishing in the upper end of the lake this winter.[/#0000ff]
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