Riffe Lake Warer Levels - Low is the new normal

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Permalink Reply by Dusty Kinley on February 16, 2017 at 8:12pm

........As for the negative impact on fishing conditions at Riffe Lake for species like smallmouth bass, McCarty said, “There’s not a lot we can do about that.”

Such bull crap!

Permalink Reply by Spencer Durand on February 19, 2017 at 4:49am

Riffe is actually really fun to fish when the water gets low. I haven't fished it extremely low before, but I have fished it at levels most haven't. Of course it sucks that the water isn't going to be at the same levels it usually is during the summer, but it'll make people find and fish new water. In my experience it makes the fish, smallmouth especially, pull of structure and school more than normal. Which in my opinion makes them a lot easier to locate and easier to catch, especially on baits like a rigs, spoons and soft swimbaits. I think a lot of you will enjoy fishing it at the new levels. It'll make it almost a new lake to some. I have a feeling it'll start fishing like lakes such Berryessa, Shasta and Dale Hollow despite the various locations of such.