Sunday evening I watched a video on youtube that was signing the praises of the removal Lake Pillsbury. This is the Question. Who benefits from Lake Pillsbury being eliminated? The answers to this question is a bunch of boloney! The propaganda says that it will benefit the salmon runs. Restoring the Eel River back to a sustainable salmon nursery. I’m going to cut to the chaise here. Now, I am not a marine biologist, but what I have to offer here is good old fishermen common sense. Let me tell you as an angler what is wrong with this big grand plan. The bottom of Lake Pillsbury is full of silt. All lakes are… When the dam is removed that silt will be washed down the river covering up the sand and gravel bars that the salmon spawn in. So this will destroy the spawning habitat not restore it.
So quickly we forget that just a few years ago we all dealt with a three year drought. When we go back to years of drought, which we will. It’s science. A few things will happen. For salmon fry to develop and grow there must be current. A good flow of water. No water, no flow. No dam to help supplement the lack of water flow. Baby salmon die. Also the temperature of the river’s water will be too warm. Baby salmon will die. Folks, this is common sense stuff! Here is the kicker.. When the Eel River flow rates are low no water will be diverted through Potter Valley. Which in turn means no water goes to Lake Mendocino. No water for approx. 700,000 people.
Here is another argument that is used for the removal of Lake Pillsbury. They say that the infrastructure could be compromised. They say that the dam has a 5 percent failure rate. HUH? Well, every dam in the world has at least a 5 percent failure rate. They say that the infrastructure of the Pillsbury Dam is too old. HUH? Well, they don’t make things like they used to. The reason the dam is old is because it was made well. It has past the test of time. Let me put it to you this way. I think that some of you would say that parts of Hwy. 101 has infrastructure problems, at least 5 percent, Right? So, if that is true why don’t we remove Hwy. 101? It’s old. Areas of it could fail. Now, that would not make any sense would it? It’s our life line. Lake Pillsbury’s water is a life for 700,000 people. So, it is true that Lake Pillsbury’s Dam needs attention then, why not give it attention? It would cost less than removing it all together.
Finally, I have two words to say…fish ladder. If this really about restoring the salmon fishery, (which is not) why not just put in a fish ladder? Back to the question at hand. Who will benefit from the removal of Lake Pillsbury. We won’t. The salmon won’t! This smells real fishy! And the unfortunate thing is that there will be no way for us to stay up wind from the smell. Most people I have talked to regarding this subject say that someone is going to make a lot of money and gain a lot of power out of this.
What do you think? Who benefits from Lake Pillsbury being eliminated?
Thanks for reading and remember to keep it reel!
Be KIND – Be SAFE – And watch out for the other guy..
Blessings, Don – 4REEL Fishin’
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