Another quiet week on the lake this week but the few anglers who ventured out caught some beautiful holdover Rainbows with a few Browns and Brookies mixed in. Powerbait and nightcrawlers have been best for the bait n' wait folks. Thomas Buoyant accounted for a few fish as well. The best bite is at the inlet or at the Rock Slide.

The lake is probably down another 2 feet this week. Unfortunately the spring reservoir forecast that has proved to be wildly inaccurate all season has been officially abandoned and we have been notified that instead of using the reservoir for storage, the lake will continue to drop for the remainder of the summer. The lake is now projected to reach minimum capacity towards the end of August in order to meet DWP requirements over the next 6 weeks. This is the lowest summer lake level on record....ever....which makes one wonder what is so different about this drought compared to the other droughts that have occurred over the past 60+ years that the storage records are available. Regardless of the reason, this is the first time the lake will be drained to minimum pool by the end of summer, remarkably unfortunate for everyone who enjoys recreation on South Lake.

Depending on how things progress, South Lake Landing may close for the season as early as this weekend. Thankfully anglers have been enjoying exceptional fishing in all other canyon waters so there are still plenty of great fishing opportunities in the neighborhood.