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Granite Bay Flycasters member Tom Bartos has
organized the first warm water fishout of the season on four private lakes
located where he lives in Hidden
Valley. The dates for
this fishout are Thursday March 23rd and Saturday March 25th.
Hidden Valley Community Association is a
private community built in 1950. It
consists of 162 homes that surround 200 acres of forest preserve that has 4
lakes, 7 ponds and Miner’s Ravine running through it. The lakes range in size from a few acres
to about 15 acres. The county has indicated that this preserve is the
largest privately owned designated undeveloped property in Placer County. Members are allowed to pasture their
horses in this preserve which has miles of trails and is broken down into
small pastures.
 The lakes are filled with large mouth bass,
crappie and bluegills. We also have our fair share of beavers. A few years ago our caretaker caught what
he described as a 12 pound bass. My
experience is that they range in the 2 to 6 pound range. On a good day which consists of a couple
of hours fishing I have caught as many as a dozen bass. The pan fish are abundant although not
the size I would prefer. We practice
a catch and release policy and have private security patrolling the
community for trespassers.
The HVCA board of directors has approved
two outings of 10 people at each outing from GBF. A letter will be given to those attending
the fishout so that if they get stopped they can show it to the security
patrol. We will meet at the Hidden
Valley Clubhouse where I will provide a map and decide where people will be
fishing. Float tubes are the best
method for fishing although we do allow pontoon and small boats without motors.
There will be a sign up sheet for this
event at the March meeting.
For further information contact Tom Bartos
at (916) 791-6072 or Gbfs@surewest.net
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