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I tried to mimic what the Bassmaster guys were doing with a jig head minnow and did quite well on it this season. I even took my daughter out to the B for the first time and she ended up catching 13 keepers, three crappie, and too many micro dinks to count.

I didn’t get to fish it as much this year as I wanted. I’m playing victim of the economy. My favorite lures the 4 times I went was the triple trout blue gill and Shad. Like 619bassin said, the bigger baits get the bigger fish. Less numbers. Then when it slowed down, a slim fluke was my go to. Place ...

Just saw an alarming article in the UT today, front page. City Council wants to take rates up for Barrett another 34% for users. From $30.00 to $45.00! I have a call out to Bryan Norris(619.668.2014) for clarifications.......stay tuned. Meanwhile please don't hesitate to call your local City Council ...

Quick update Junkies......Just spoke with Bryan, this is way above his pay grade. All of the info is available for public view on the City of SD website...."Public Utilities Fiscal Year 2026 User Fees". In the overview it says "a comprehensive user fee study every three to five years" We just went ...

Thank you TommyP for this information. I couldn't find the proposal anywhere on the website, I must be looking in the wrong place. Barrett is an amazing place and we should let our voices be heard. I'm more worried that they might slowly ( or not ) price the access out of reach to close the lake and ...

Early release, I am trying to get the steps I took to find the Staff Report(1/25/2025) that I am getting this info from. It is tricky navigating thru the City website trying to find it. Stay tuned. Meanwhile I sent a email to Hooman and the Mayor about the debacle that took place opening day at ...

I got my moment of fame last night before the City Council, actually it was pretty cool. There must have been a lot of participation because they divide the time they allocate by the number of people either calling in, zooming, or appearing live. The result was 1 minute per comment, I got cut off ...

The fight continues.....I guess this is what retirement is all about. I requested a 1 on 1 with the Mayor and yesterday received an email that the request was granted.....just waiting for the date and time from his office. Stay tuned.

TommyP

The increases, according to the Staff Report, 1/25/2025, Public Utilities FY 2026 User Fees, are for what they call 0 cost recovery. That simply means what it costs to run the lake 1 year with no profits. Keep in mind they just increased the fees in 2023, example they took the daily permits from $20 ...

Just like home insurance. Barrett bump plus the next 30% increase after palisades fire, I’m just going to start making casts in the back yard…

With all these “legal” protests that happen all over the nation, I ponder what it would be like to show up with a 1000 fisherman and protest Barrett with ...

The online petition is a great idea....there has to be a Junkie out there who can start this going? Remember this is Barrett they are trying to F..K with!

TommyP

Ps I have invited all the City Council members for a personal visit to Barrett, stay tuned.

Maybe I am looking at this incorrectly. If I look at the total number of days they are open and make some assumptions that are probably within 20%, I'd guess this increase would result in something around 50-70K total, which it probably won't. If I look at fiscal year 2025 report the budget is 2.08 ...

Maybe I am looking at this incorrectly. If I look at the total number of days they are open and make some assumptions that are probably within 20%, I'd guess this increase would result in something around 50-70K total, which it probably won't. If I look at fiscal year 2025 report the budget is 2 ...

Am meeting with the Mayors office on Thursday,2/28 @ 1 pm. Any petition input would be appreciated.

TommyP

Friendly fisherman have been peacefully protesting Barrett way before it was ever opened to the public. Isn’t that what California pushes for these day? Peaceful protesting???

The only thing I can say Junkies is that I am not rolling over yet.....the fight is not over yet!!

TommyP

I had an hour plus meeting with the Community Rep from the Mayors office. She was VERY attentive and took lots of notes besides all the visuals I had for her. She formats all the info and passes it up the chain of command. Keep in mind the issues I am addressing concern Barrett only. I really have ...

Just found this post.

Public input does make a difference. A huge difference. When covid hit and they wanted to close all the lakes, we formed a group out in east county and met a couple times a month to keep the lakes open. The group spearheaded an email campaign sending polite letters to the city ...

Yes they did, or maybe it went back to committee for more discussion. I was there it was a marathon meeting. I got my full 1.5 minutes in this time. I was told the results will be on the website Thursday sometime or after they upload it. I still have some hope that they listened to my concerns about ...