Feather River 6-26

[Robert Berry]

So far, no spring run salmon No one was able to make it due to illness and other things; so, I went with solo (some of you know him (or her?)) to check out my nikonos. Last time diving I had a couple of negatives overlap. Now after shooting a whole roll of film, I've determined it was the film and nothing is wrong with my camera. Below are some pictures of some of what is left of the old bridge that was blown up after the Mongomery Street/Table Mountain Blvd. bridge was built. Most have seen this diving. I thought I'd share prints for those who don't know what they are looking at. My Nikonos was set at M90, f8, with SB-105 set to full power.

[Robert Berry]

Oh, for I forget, I saw one young (four yr old) female steelhead trout and three suckerfish (a.k.a. california pike). Look at the 7th and 8th pictures closely and you should be able to see the fish.

[duckbill]

Hi Robert. Pretty good pix. Looks like the vis was cooperating.

I was with the family at Collins Lake and gave it a first go at diving. The vis was about 4-6', and even more murky at the thermocline at 20'. I got down to 40' but it was very cold and so dark I could hardly read my gauges (they aren't all luminescent and I didn't think to bring a light), so I decided to explore the more shallow depths.

I coursed the deep end of the swimming area at about 15-20' and only found a pair of cheap sunglasses. But on the way back in I saw a lot of fish hanging out under the trees in the water (the "lake" was full). I saw a lot of bass, some huge ones, and schools of crappie, the largest of which were defending their nests in the gravelly bottom. Otherwise, most of the bottom was silt with some boulders at about 15' or so in that area.

Sorry you didn't have any company. There's more time to dive until the summer is over, so we'll all have to get together yet.

Thanks for sharing.

[Robert Berry]

Terry,

I've been told you have to dive by the dam at Collins Lake to get any kind of vis. Your experience is the same we had there a few years ago. You wouldn't have had to worry much about the swim area; as, the depth is 30 - 40 feet. When my boat was running, we measured it with the fish finder before diving it. Didn't stay in too long. Clear Lake (which is closer to you?) may be better diving (not very "clear")

Robert