Cedar Creek Draw Down

[know1]

I thought the drawdown had something to do with building a marina and the beach, but I could be wrong.

[crappiepappy]

They've already dropped the sand for the beach ... but the signs are still up saying the beach is closed (though few pay much attention to them).
And what exactly is the need for a Marina ? If it rents boats, they're going to cost more than the average shoreline angler is willing to pay. If it has gas, it's unlikely to sell much, since most anglers pass a gas station before getting to the lake ... and they would have lower prices, anyway. If it sells baits/bait ... there's already bait stores nearby, or on the way, that would have a better selection and lower prices. Boat slip rental would be unnecessary ... who's going to leave their boat there, anyway.

IMHO
It hasn't become the "cash cow" that Lincoln County, or local businesses expected it to, anyway ... not yet, at least. Nor does it seem to be becoming the "trophy" fishery that it was intended to be. The introduction of, or lack of eradication of the Gizzard Shad has tipped the biomass balance. This seems to bode well in favor of the Catfish and Bass, to the demise of the Crappie and other panfish. Problem is, the Crappie/panfish can now breed themselves into an overwhelming number of stunted dinks. And they, in return, will compete with the small Bass (the future "lunkers") for food to grow on. It has already started .... Witness the removal of size limits for Crappie in 2008. Not that size limits, or even creel limits, has detered many anglers from taking them home .. already.
The lake is not that old, yet it appears to be on the decline ... production wise ... already. What exactly will putting a Marina there hope to accomplish ??

If someone didn't intentionally put Gizzard Shad into the lake ... then they obviously survived low water times, and Winters. What would lowering the lake, to kill off some of the Shad, do ?? ..... probably very little, if anything. If KDFWR wants to get rid of the current Shad population, or even dent it, then removing the laws against netting/using them could be the answer. Short of waiting until the bigger ones are spawning, and shocking them ... or adding yet another predator fish, like the Hybrid Striper ... both of which would cost the KDFWR ... I think allowing the netting/using of the lake's Shad population would put a serious dent in them.
Maybe they should put up a prize ... say, a nice Loomis/Curado rod/reel outfit ... and have a Shad Roundup Derby, prize going to the person that nets the most poundage in a given time period.
The only "other" idea I have, for improving the lake, is to have a Trash Roundup Derby ... with most pounds/volume of trash collected, from the lake & shoreline, winning a prize.

... cp

[rustedhook]

I Think the paper said the draw down was for weed control but I don't think it has a weed problem. Seems to me if you draw it down then you will get more.

rustedhook