“Dusty Britches” here along with “Slick Willie” and “Slim”. We have had an interesting week here at the pond. Lots of quality trout coming out of the water…..left over from the Mt. Lassen plant. Jess Ranch was scheduled to plant on the 5th , but couldn’t make it due to weather. Michael Kresh of Pacific Beach reeled in a 5 pounder using green power bait at the dock; Rick Perez of La Mesa included a 10 pound 3 ounce trout, while fishing with Kelly and Wyatt Henderson of Alpine along the shore line at Fletcher Island…bait unknown; Howard Bannester of Chula Vista included a 5 pound “bow” in his limit caught at the shore below Chamber’s Park using green power bait; Dave Miller of Solana Beach had nabbed a 6 pound 8 ounce rainbow and included it in his stringer;”Blue Moon Larry” and Kevin O’Kesson, a couple of regulars, have been bringing in god quality trout on a regular basis using night crawlers, power bait, and mice tails along the dike area. Next scheduled trout plant is 1,100 pounds from Mt. Lassen. They never disappoint……600 pounds of the upcoming plant will be 1-1/2 pounders and the other half will be trophy trout from 3 pounds to 8 pounds. I believe a few larger ones have slipped in there…..that’s why the 10 pound plus fish which have been coming out lately. We are hoping for more of the same weather so we can fill our Lake and then flush out some of that old water with some fresh-new water. The inflows are bringing in a lot of snow melt now that the ground is saturated. There has been several sightings of an Osprey or two; the bald eagles are here daily; and the waterfowl count is now in the hundreds. The upper lake basin is starting to show some measurable accumulation and the west lake is over 70% ! The restaurant is baking their “chicken pot pies” and preparing for the weekend. Bobby Morgan, head chef, has been playing a game with the waitresses. He would see who was working the front as a waitress, then leave a nickle, dime, or quarter on the carpet to see how fast it disappears…….bet you can’t guess which one “takes the cake”!!! They serve up some pretty fine food, so try them out next time you are in the area. I took the two labs for a walk at the south end of the lake to check out the inflows……they spent more time in the water than out.

“Tight Lines and Bent Rods”……..”Dusty Britches”.