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CASTAIC LAKE CLOSING? -- Jim Matthews outdoor column 20aug03
Castaic Lake may close on September 1
Citing a loss of nearly $2.8 million a year, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation will hand the Castaic Lake Recreation Area back to the state on September 1 if additional funds to run the facility don't materialize.
The state has already said it doesn't have the money to run the facility.
So is closure the next step? Pyramid Enterprises, the company that runs the marina and marina store under a lease agreement, has been told to vacate the premises by September 15, and it looks like for all the world that one of the best fisheries in Southern California is indeed going to be behind locked gates starting Sept. 1.
This is the lake that produced a 22-pound largemouth bass, officially the second-largest of all time. The striped bass bite right now is the best action available for Southern California anglers (outside of the albacore action out of San Diego). Yet, county and state bureaucrats can't figure out how to keep the facility open.
There's a lot more to this story that will be coming out in coming weeks. Keep your fingers crossed for a miracle, and stay tuned for the fireworks.
Castaic Lake may close on September 1
Citing a loss of nearly $2.8 million a year, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation will hand the Castaic Lake Recreation Area back to the state on September 1 if additional funds to run the facility don't materialize.
The state has already said it doesn't have the money to run the facility.
So is closure the next step? Pyramid Enterprises, the company that runs the marina and marina store under a lease agreement, has been told to vacate the premises by September 15, and it looks like for all the world that one of the best fisheries in Southern California is indeed going to be behind locked gates starting Sept. 1.
This is the lake that produced a 22-pound largemouth bass, officially the second-largest of all time. The striped bass bite right now is the best action available for Southern California anglers (outside of the albacore action out of San Diego). Yet, county and state bureaucrats can't figure out how to keep the facility open.
There's a lot more to this story that will be coming out in coming weeks. Keep your fingers crossed for a miracle, and stay tuned for the fireworks.
