Visited on 8/17/2018,
Jeff, along with our water-loving chocolate Labradors Summer and Skye and I
loaded up the truck camper and the boat and headed up to Lake Davis to camp and
boat for the weekend. We camped at a
campground on the northeast end of the Lake called Lightning Tree Campground at
a double space #17. Lake Davis is a
large lake at 4,026 acres and is well known for excellent trophy trout fishing
and camping, hiking, and for viewing wildlife and spring wildflowers. Situated
at 5,775 feet, Lake Davis has approximately 32 miles of shoreline. Lake Davis
is open to all types of boating but water skiing and jet skiing are not
permitted. Lake Davis is located 7 miles
north of Portola, California. This lake was created in 1967 for recreational
opportunities. Lake Davis is an
artificial lake in Plumas County, California near the Sierra Nevada community
of Portola. Its waters are impounded by Grizzly Valley Dam, which was completed
in 1966. The lake is named for Lester T. Davis (1906-1952). Grizzly Valley Dam is an earth-and-rock dam
800 feet long and 115 feet high, with 10 feet of freeboard. The California
Department of Water Resources owns the dam.
During 1996-97 Lake
Davis was in the national spotlight due to controversy over northern pike and
the possibility of poisoning the lake. Following an explosion of the pike
population, and the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) decided to
treat the reservoir with rotenone, a naturally occurring poison deadly to the gilled
creatures.
In September 2007, the
DFG again attempted to eradicate northern pike by lowering the water level and
treating the remaining water with rotenone. DFG feared that pike might escape the lake and
enter the Sacramento River system, potentially harming native anadromous fish
species such as steelhead and salmon. The effort was controversial because pike
are popular gamefish and considerable effort had already been spent on
unsuccessful attempts to rid the lake of pike using explosives, nets, shocking,
and poison.
Late in 2009, pike
began showing up again in angler catches.
Jeff driving the boat across Lake Davis with Skye resting on the back.
Jeff and our dogs, Summer and Skye on our boat getting ready for a ride around Lake Davis.
Summer and Skye retrieving a stick from Lake Davis. This is their fun job!!!
Our girls resting on their rug at the camping site for the weekend at Lake Davis - Lightning Tree Campground #17
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