Here is the last years worth of planting reports for LV. This will give you a good idea just how much the lake is loaded with fish and what you can expect in upcoming months. 2023 PLANT DATES: 9/7 1K Lbs. of Catfish 8/21 1K Lbs. of Catfish 8/10 1K Lbs. of Catfish 7/26 1K Lbs. of Catfish 2023 TROUT PLANT DATES:  06/23 2K Mt. Lassen 05/24 2K Mt. Lassen 05/17 2K Mt. Lassen 05/03 2K Mt. Lassen 04/18 2K Mt. Lassen 04/04 - 2K Mt. Lassen 03/21 - 1K Mt. Lassen 03/08 - 2K Mt. Lassen 03/02 - 1K Mt. Lassen 01/27 - 1K Mt. Lassen 2022 12/29 - 1K Mt. Lassen 12/14 - 2K LBS. Mt. Lassen 12/1 - 2.5K LBS. CDFW 11/30 - 1K LBS. Lassen 11/16 - 2.5K LBS. CDFW 11/15 - 1K LBS. Mt. Lassen 11/2 - 2K LBS. Mt. Lassen 10/13 - 2K LBS. Mt. Lassen

If you go offshore as an individual on a private boat, there is one electronic device that will give the highest probability that you will be found if you end up in the water or with no other form of communications. That device is called the Personal Locator Beacon. FCC Explanation of a PLB: Link to the FCC This device costs in the range of $350 and is about the size of a hand held walkie talkie radio. It works with stalite communication and has a battery life of 5 years. You need to register it with your local water or oceanic agency, so that it is attached to you or your vessel and identifies you. This device is intended to be used in the extreme emergency where you are in the water and there is no other means of communications and this is your last resort of survival. It is a water resistant/proof device that is quick and easy to activate and sends out a distress signal with your coordintes. Use of this device is reported to have response times within 30 minutes of activation and a majority of the users have been saved and have survived. In conjunction with this device it is critical to have the proper Type 1 life vest as well as the proper devices for visibility such as water dye or beacon light probe for night time visibity if a helicopter was trying to locate you from the air. The ACR is a one time purchase with no annual dues or subscriptions although they do have some models that have some advanced features you can pay annual services for like texting, but are not necessary features for the basic functions of being found. The basic ACR is what I own myself. Other brands do require annual subscriptions and may not be water resistant, so do your research... Another device similar to a PLB is a EPIRB, but you can research that up. It is my recommendation that any person who decides to go out on a private vessel, that they invest in a PLB for their own personl safety and assurance. Your life is your responsibility and if you decide to take a venture on a vessle you do not personally own and maintain, take every measure you can to ensure your own safety with whatever means available to you. In my recommendation, this is at the top of the list. I will ALWAYS recommend everyone to take and complete the boaters license course even if you do not own a boat. It's simply a course that provides you a solid education on boating in general. It's very cheap to do, it's easy to do (my son completed this by himself at age 12) and it will be with you for the rest of your life! LINK TO THE BOATERS COURSE Other Check List Items: Life Jacket, Weather Conditions, Boat Safety Gear & Coast Guard required Items (flares, VHF, Class 4 throwable, ect), Float Plan, Safety Concious Crew, Pre-departure Safety Talk, ect.

One thing you can never anticipte... A major catastrophe 15 miles out at sea. What do you do? How are you prepared? Are you the boat owner and do you have all possible measures to ensure everyone survivies? Are you the passenger and did you do any preparation to ensure that you will be able to survive if you go overboard? Did you make sure to fit your life jacket on before you left the dock? Is there any way you could be found if the boat radio dies? Horifying thoughts your not going to want to think about until that moment is too late unfortunately... This article is not to scare you, but to bring to light a reality that exists and has just happened to my brother today. One that I myself have experienced and feel that there can never be enough awareness for those who don't have the understanding in what dangers really exist on a private boat. I clarify PRIVATE because commercial boats such as charters, go through stringent Coast Guard inspections and testing to assure public safety measures and equipment checks to make sure standards are met. With private boats unfortunately it's the Wild Wild West.... On June 18th 2023 early morning (Father's Day), my brother 15 miles out of the harbor of Dana Point in So Cal, experienced significant water in his boat. A situation that was near catastrophic and where in most cases, boat owners would have likely failed to find a way to find a resolution in panic possibly having the boat sink and maybe loss of life. His first reaction was to be patient and think. This allowed him to rationalize, quickly make an action plan, and react immediately to properly correct the situation and get him back home safe. Two bilge pumps failed. A hose for his live bait tank came unsecured and caused siginificant water to enter his hull mainly while the boat was moving due to the design of the intake for the bait well hole. Ultimately what saved my brother and his two friends on the boat was that he had a manual pump out device, his batteries were located in a place above the deck where despite the boat being filled with water, they staid dry, so he had the capability to use the radio to make the coast guard aware of his situation as well as the ability to get one of his bilge pumps working and to run his main motor to get back in after finding the source of the leak. There are steps for proper boating that every boater should take at the recommendtion of the Coast Guard. A list to follow. Equipment to have, training to have completed to have a boaters license and an active FLOAT PLAN. The float plan is communications to make sure several parties know you are going out, where abouts you plan to go and when you plan to return. In the event you don't, there is some gauge for search and resucue to have start point on where to start from. Regardless if it's your cousins boat, your co-workers boat, your fellow club members boat, ect. understand your deciding to get on that vessel. The only person you can rely on is yourself is the bottom line. Take the time to learn about boats. The best way is to get your boaters licence. This will walk you through a safety course that teaches you about all the aspects of boating and you will be FULLY educucated on safety and operation. It's inexpensive and you will have this for the rest of your life. LINK FOR BOATERS COARSE On this website under the Resource page, I will add some word documents for boat owners that will have lists I have compiled for safety equipment, pre-launching check lists and other boating related preparation for your reading leisure.... You can never be safe enough, so always prepare and stay on top of your game when it comes to boating whther you are the boat owner or a passanger going out on a boat.