Twin Lakes

[duksnfish]

What is the current process to get in to the lake?

As far as fishing from the bank is a $5 day use fee. Boats are a different story. You have to get an invasive species sticker and another inspection at the lake. I’m not sure what they charge for that. As far as inflatables you just have to get your invasive species inspection which is free and a five dollar launching fee at the lake. It’s a bit of a pain in the butt and don’t quote me on the prices I’m not one hundred percent sure on those but this is what I remember.

Here's all of the info you need for Twin. http://twinlakescanalcompany.com/recreation.html.  Twin lakes canal co. really makes it a lot easier to get on the water than the Consolidated Canal Co. At places like Glendale, you have to drive clear past there to Franklin and get inspected prior to launching that day or, if your in the area, you can get inspected and they will put a zip tie on the front of the boat between the boat and trailer and if it stays that way you dont have to get inspected the say that you go.  If the zip tie gets broke you have to go back to Franklin or another inspection station and get inspected. Then you have to pay out the nose at Glendale to launch and that is all it is is a fee to launch your boat because they wont do inspections there. At least at Twin they will inspect your boat for free and then you pay $15.00 and at Glendale its like 30 bucks if your out of the county. I cant remember the the exact price but here's a link for reservoirs controlled by Consolidated. https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCountyR...irAlliance

You have to search all of the links on their site but the info is there and if you have questions, send one and they are great getting back to you on your question.

Glendale by far out fishes Twin for crappie and blue gill of any size, but, if you know what your doing at Twin, you can catch a pretty good bunch of slabs. Also, Glendale drops water much faster than twin and it sounds like this may be the year that they might just close sooner than expected due to the low water there.

I hope this helps. Many years ago, I led a group to try and get some changes implemented by both canal companies and it didnt work even with F&G on the sportsmans side, but it has settled down and I still keep tabs on what is happening down that way all the time. So, dont give up on anything just go for it. Yes with the gas prices up as bad as they are, you cant fish as often as I used to go, probably averaged 3-4 times a month, now Im lucky to get down that way twice a summer.

I hope this helps guys and have a bang up weekend but keep yourself safe and others around you.

By the way, there is a link on FB that is being pushed and I support it to get Bonneville county to push boating no wake laws and banning the huge wave boats from the reservoir due to bank erosion and lack of sportsmanship by the ski boat community since the county implemented a no wake law any where on the reservoir around boats for 200 feet around any boat. I will try to find that link so if your interested, the County was taking comments and the last I knew, sportsmen/fishermen were out numbering ski outfits to push the ban hands down so now to see what the county does with it.

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Ok guys, I got the FB page on the Ririe issue, here is the FB page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Southeas...70756314/i If you want to talk to a county commissioner on the proposal, contact Commissioner John Walker. he is kinda heading this up. No timetable on a decision but my buddy who is kinda heading up fishermens push told me that a lot of great in put. The page is the Southeast Idaho Fishing. Its a private group but you an join. If anyone wants to join, let me know and I think I can to the invite thing but not sure. Its pretty easy to get in if you have any interest in fishing at all, LOL LOL