Dusty Britches here along with “The Commander” and “Rooster” just tryin to give an update on current events at the old mud hole. We stocked 2,500 pounds of rainbow trout February 9th because we want to make all your fishes come true. Ya know, it has to be impossible to grow weary of a sport that is never the same on any 2 days of the year.

This morning was awesome with just a whisp of a wind, what a change. We took the dogs for their morning walk …… which is a competition between them to see which one can eat the most goose poop along the way.

It has been rainy, snowy, and windy here lately, so the lake is stirred up with very little visibility. Some nice trout have been coming out, just not too many of them. The “gut barrell gods” never lie. That doesn’t stop the hearty anglers, though. You can see them huddled down low along the shoreline with a determination to catch a freshly planted rainbow trout.

There is a tall pine tree at the north end of the west parking lot that seems to be a favorite roosting spot for one of our bald eagles as he watches the shoreline below him intently….looking for a wayward trout to swim too close to the shore. It’s always a treat to see him swoop down and pluck a trout from the shallows. Our white pelicans are back. They can be spotted usually toward the south end of the lake….they kind of stick out like a sore thumb….and our cormorant population is coming back.

In the mornings the ice is slicker than snot on a door handle, so if you come up to visit, wait for it to warm up a little bit. It's what you get when you have a rain, a freeze, then a snow…..part of the life here around the pond.

Bobby Morgan, one of our rangers, came up with an all-in-fun good idea…..to name one of our trucks after another ranger……we’re going to call it Rosi, but I can’t tell you who the ranger is and you didn’t hear it from me……Bobby would be plumb pissed…..so would the ranger.

The new kids on the block would be Tom and Tyson…..our bookends who have taken over the restaurant which is now called simply “The Pub” at Lake Cuyamaca. Better and more plentiful food will be hard to find….and the service is the best!  Tom also has 12 craft brews on tap to taste. We have wrapped the outside deck around the entire south end of the building, replacing the old wood with Trex and a solid roof overhead to give shelter during rain, total shade from the sun, and provide protection from our prevailing westerly winds. You should try it out!

The bridge on the back of the island has been resurfaced, which is a great upgrade -  just in time for the Pirate's Cove 12 – 24 hour run this weekend. We will see cars come out of the woodwork for the event. In speaking with Jennifer, the run’s coordinator, she is expecting 121 registered runners to do a loop run, and the bridge is a vital portion of it. They congregate here to run a little and have fun…a little.

Well, my mouth, as a babbling brook , has turned into a rushing river again , so I’ll have to say “Happy Trails” to you…..until we meet again.

“Dusty”

“Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level ……and beat you with experience”……Mark Twain 

“Tight lines and bent rods…..take a kid fishin”…….”Dusty Britches”