Jackson Meadows Reservoir June 2013

Jackson Meadows Reservoir

My first visit to Jackson Meadows this year.  One of my favorite lakes for camping.  Fishing is normally awesome but wouldn’t ya know, this year I actually have a fishing license and it pretty much sucked.  Not even  a nibble.  We were (are) having a heat spell so the water had warmed up to around 70 degrees which I heard caused the fish to be lazy.   Also heard it was because the mosquitoes were plentiful so the fish were full.  I tried fishing both from shore and from a kayak.  Natha.

Kate couldn’t come along but I did meet up with my friends Mike and Vicki who camped right next to me in site #23, I was in #20.  A short path to the water.  Even tho we had a really dry winter the lake was quite high, probably only down about 10 feet.   The warm winter also resulted in bears visiting the campground.  Apparently the night before I got there, the campground was woken at 1am by a woman screaming.  She had gone to the bathroom and found a bear in there.  What a shock that would be.  I hope she held her water.

We hiked up Passe Creek which was still running nicely.  Lots of little waterfalls and the water was so amazingly clear.   Wild flowers were out, as they usually are at this time of year in the Sierra.  Lupines along the highway getting there, were gorgeous.

Swimming in the lake with Ben was a great cool down and fun.  He would spend the entire time in the water if he could.  While we were there, they were experiencing 107 in the Sacramento valley.  I think it was 100 at least at our home in the foothills, in Colfax.

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Mike and Vicki’s campsite, mine in the background
Mike and I went out kayak fishing early in the morning. We got zilch.
Passe Creek
Me and Ben
Biggs
Passe Creek
Biggs
Ben
Biggs and Ben cooling off in the crystal clear water
Mike and Vicki and Ben at Passe Creek
Biggs
Passe Creek
Our campsite #20

Author: Geoff

Quick rundown: Grew up in Lombard, Illinois, went to Arizona State University, worked as a CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co, then Laventhal and Horwath, then Rolling Stones, then Heron International, then Goodby Berlin and Silverstein in San Francisco. Moved to the foothills in 1990 and traded futures and designed websites. Married to Kate Stewart, now living in Colfax, CA. We have six grandchildren. I enjoy camping in our RV, hiking, kayaking, fishing, droning and cross country skiing Also conga drumming, photography and dogs.

3 thoughts on “Jackson Meadows Reservoir June 2013”

  2. So you had a great time. I’m glad that Bear visited the night before you got there.
    Be careful of mosquitoes. Mr Mueller, our village president, was very healthy, but
    couldn’t fight off the Nile virus and died last year.

    The pictures are great! Enjoyed reading about your camping outing. Too bad
    your fishing turned out to be non-fishing, but it could be for the reasons you cited.

    Love, Mom

  3. Hey great trip and pictures! Sorry you didn’t catch anything. Don’t fret there will be another fishing trip. Once you catch the bug, the fish soon follow. Have faith!

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