Why is rock island lake sooooo shallow

[PistonBroke]

Can barley launch a 16’ tin boat … I have a theory as to why it’s low
What are your thoughts ???

[Marty S]

The emphasis of the lake is not fishing, it is an irrigation reservoir. This has been one of the driest summers on record?

[Marty S]

Oops! Rock Island Lake is not Rock Lake at Brooks! Sorry

[koothunter]

Can barley launch a 16’ tin boat … I have a theory as to why it’s low
What are your thoughts ???

Because there's not very much water in it. My theory anyway.

[Dewey Cox]

Because there's not very much water in it. My theory anyway.

I think you're on to something.

[Drewski Canuck]

Rock Island has a bit of a small collection area. It then drains to the Rock Island River to Calling Lake.

This year was incredibly dry after the massive rain in June that delivered 3 inches in one day!

After that there has been very little in the way of rain, and the muskegs have delivered all the water that they can.

Rock Island is not very deep to start with, being about 30 FOW. Even Calling has dropped a couple of feet from this June when it was the highest I have ever seen it.

Drewski

[burbotman]

Can barley launch a 16’ tin boat … I have a theory as to why it’s low
What are your thoughts ???

Care to share your theory?

[Marty S]

Is it a conspiracy theory? Most people think those kinds of theory stoopid

[Drewski Canuck]

Even if you want to fish Rock Island Lake, why would you? The FN's have been netting it hard for years as it has jumbo whites. Sorry. It HAD Jumbo whites.

Trouble is, everything else was taken out as well. Big Walleye, big Pike, all gone.

May long weekend I have seen 18 nets in front of the boat launch. Then more by the river. Nothing had a chance.

Drewski

[fish99]

to bad another lake destroyed by nets and they say they are about the land and fish