Pine Flat currently

[rightytighty]

Calm before the storm

 

[rightytighty]

Launch ramp Fri, Saturday and this morning.

 

[rightytighty]

Lake went up 10% in 2 days. 45k CFS in flow during the storm.

Lake will be full for entire month of July.

Whoop! Whoop!

 

[rightytighty]

This is island park ramp.

There are 3 ramps (as the lake drops) The pic is just transitioning to the main ramp (can see sticks in the first pic)

 

[rightytighty]

ramp pics order messed up. Oh well.

Lake is currently at 65%. Will likely be around 75% by next weekend.

Run off hasn't even started. Lake holds 1 million acre feet of water.

 

[rivermobster]

Such a beautiful lake. I'll bet it hasn't been that full in a decade.

Thanks for the pics, keep em coming please!!!

 

[rightytighty]

 

[rightytighty]

 

[rightytighty]

Grass is deep this year. My dogs running the hill behind the house. The little one (sausage dog) is out front of the black dog and every couple of steps her head pops up for a looksie around and then gone… you can see her head popped up if you zoom. Lol

 

[rightytighty]

And my friend’s BGF is in the trailer and ready for Ming next weekend! Spring is here. Gonna be a good year!

Raceboats aren’t gonna launch themselves, you know. I got some work to do. Lol!

 

[rivermobster]

And my friend’s BGF is in the trailer and ready for Ming next weekend! Spring is here. Gonna be a good year!

Raceboats aren’t gonna launch themselves, you know. I got some work to do. Lol!

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Hope you don't get banned posting all this boating content and shit.

But as far as I'm concerned...

Keep it coming!!!

 

[77charger]

When the run off starts it’s gonna fill fast won’t surprise water starts getting let out. Kings river will be going til September I bet.

 

[77charger]

And my friend’s BGF is in the trailer and ready for Ming next weekend! Spring is here. Gonna be a good year!

Raceboats aren’t gonna launch themselves, you know. I got some work to do. Lol!

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Damn raceboats. I did drive one at one time though.

 

[rightytighty]

When the run off starts it’s gonna fill fast won’t surprise water starts getting let out. Kings river will be going til September I bet.

They’ve been dumping water since mid February. Frickin’ waste!

Riverland already has water.

No doubt Kings river will be epic this year.

 

[Lumpy]

Can't wait to get back there! My Cousin picked up a houseboat last year at Lakeview! Been hearing about jumping off some bridge out there for years...looks like Im going to get my chance

 

[rightytighty]

We’ve been living here for the Winter while we remodel the house in town. Its been a good experience but not all fun. Got to replace a septic tank- OK- the Backhoe was fun…

 

[SoCalDave]

Miss that lake, spent a lot of time there in the early 90's.

 

[rightytighty]

Can't wait to get back there! My Cousin picked up a houseboat last year at Lakeview! Been hearing about jumping off some bridge out there for years...looks like Im going to get my chance

That’s where our Houseboat is!

The Bridge is up Sycamore to the end. Its always a big party up there. Its only safe from full pool to maybe 90%

Lots of fun dodging the cops, who frown on the jumping. “Nothing to see here. Just a few tourists walking across a bridge with wet shorts, flip flops and no shirt, miles from anywhere…. And Im definitely not planning to jump off this bridge to the boat party below… “

 

[77charger]

They’ve been dumping water since mid February. Frickin’ waste!

Riverland already has water.

No doubt Kings river will be epic this year.

Yeh but run off starts it will be full for sure normally I’d say gotta hold water back but so much more is coming from run off. When we had place in Merced early 80s we hit all the Central Valley lakes lot of great times and best lakes out there.

 

[rightytighty]

Officially done for the day. Its the cocktail hour.
Have a good week, everyone !

 

[rivermobster]

Miss that lake, spent a lot of time there in the early 90's.

We would haul azz up there on Thursday night to get a spot in the first come first serve campground.

Some of the best glass I've Ever skied on.

 

[SoCalDave]

We would haul azz up there on Thursday night to get a spot in the first come first serve campground.

Some of the best glass I've Ever skied on.

Drug my youg nephews all over that lake teaching then to knee board and water ski in the 80's. Good times!

 

[gordon]

Officially done for the day. Its the cocktail hour.
Have a good week, everyone !

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Where about is that picture take? We use to have mobile home at pine flats motel / tailer park lol I think they lost lic place went to shit original owners died I think kids ran it into the ground not sure

 

[rightytighty]

Where about is that picture take? We use to have mobile home at pine flats motel / tailer park lol I think they lost lic place went to shit original owners died I think kids ran it into the ground not sure

The old motel is 1/2 mile west of me at Burma road.

Im on 6 acres above island park . North side of trimmer springs .

 

[Lumpy]

Shhhhhhh... Please Delete my post...

 

[timstoy]

Went to Pine Flat with some friends that had a place on the lake, never seen so many rattlesnakes!

 

[rightytighty]

Shhhhhhh... Please Delete my post...

No

 

[rivermobster]

Shhhhhhh... Please Delete my post...

Yes. Please delete. Pine Flat is closed!!!

 

[rightytighty]

Come on Summer!

 

[rightytighty]

Or lake ming next weekend! Father and Son (Owner

and Driver)

 

[gordon]

The old motel is 1/2 mile west of me at Burma road.

Im on 6 acres above island park . North side of trimmer springs .

Right on I've always wanted to make a drive up there to see it

 

[brgrcru]

I think those big scary silver looking spillways on the dam are going to be used this spring

Was always a little bit nervous letting go by the dam at full pool. Lol

As kids we would ski around the dam cove 10/15 laps. let go at the south west corner next to that big concrete dam

Then park the boat and walk on that dam
As a kid it was unbelievable
Greatest memories at that lake

 

[rightytighty]

So you were a main marina/ lakeridge family.

We were Trimmer folk( white trash of PF, lol!) we were up where most of Lumpy’s video was taken.

Cool thing about PFL is lots good places to go

And the spill way freaked me out as a kid, too. Lol!

 

[brgrcru]

we camped at island park on the overflow cg for a good 17 years. 1968--1985.
parents left boat, next to the store across from rec room and trailer park.
If the lake was at full pool, we camped on trimmer springs road, at entrance to IP
we called it Driftwood trailer park.
My dad and mom loved pine flats. they would still go up, just to stay the night.
they were introduced, into the boating lifestyle at pine flats. they first drove up in 68' in his 912 Porsche. it really wasn't about boating, for them. it was about waterskiing and being with a 100 of there closet friends.
in 69" dad bought a 16' sportster with a 140 I/O. pulled the boat up with moms 68 mustang. we slept in the boat, until they bought a camper van . 1971.
shit sorry to crash your thread.

 

[riverroyal]

We’ve been living here for the Winter while we remodel the house in town. Its been a good experience but not all fun. Got to replace a septic tank- OK- the Backhoe was fun… View attachment 1208469 View attachment 1208468

Looks like a 'shit load' of fun

 

[rightytighty]

we camped at island park on the overflow cg for a good 17 years. 1968--1985.
parents left boat, next to the store across from rec room and trailer park.
If the lake was at full pool, we camped on trimmer springs road, at entrance to IP
we called it Driftwood trailer park.
My dad and mom loved pine flats. they would still go up, just to stay the night.
they were introduced, into the boating lifestyle at pine flats. they first drove up in 68' in his 912 Porsche. it really wasn't about boating, for them. it was about waterskiing and being with a 100 of there closet friends.
in 69" dad bought a 16' sportster with a 140 I/O. pulled the boat up with moms 68 mustang. we slept in the boat, until they bought a camper van . 1971.
shit sorry to crash your thread.

No worries, this is why I post. Love these stories! You are OG !

IP and Driftwood are still here! Hell- my driveway is 100 yards past the IP turn down .

I started coming around 1980 and haven't stopped.

 

[rightytighty]

Looks like a 'shit load' of fun

No shit!

 

[brgrcru]

Pine flats
Is where we all learned to ski
One summer I think 20 kids all got up on one ski we must have all been around 9-10 years old
Lots of champagne flowing for the parents
Then margarita afternoon
Hell even us kids as teenagers were able have a cup or two
Tried to find our photo album of pine flats
Wife hid it from me lol
As I have fond memories of PF
All I have is this one picture of me, skiing by the dam , 1980 cold memorial weekend . I was 14 .

 

[rivermobster]

Pine flats
Is where we all learned to ski
One summer I think 20 kids all got up on one ski we must have all been around 9-10 years old
Lots of champagne flowing for the parents
Then margarita afternoon
Hell even us kids as teenagers were able have a cup or two
Tried to find our photo album of pine flats
Wife hid it from me lol
As I have fond memories of PF
All I have is this one picture of me, skiing by the dam , 1980 cold memorial weekend . I was 14 . View attachment 1208912

Full suit. Must have been cold!!!

I wore a spring suit a lot of the time, mainly cause it hurts less when you wiped out!

 

[brgrcru]

Full suit. Must have been cold!!!

I wore a spring suit a lot of the time, mainly cause it hurts less when you wiped out!

I think only a few skied that weekend
Lol

 

[rivermobster]

I think only a few skied that weekend
Lol

We skiied at Perris one time in the winter. We were jones'n for some ski time. There was snow on the mountains. Thought I was gonna die when I jumped in the water.

Probably one of the top five dumbest things I've ever done.

 

[johnner58]

we camped at island park on the overflow cg for a good 17 years. 1968--1985.
parents left boat, next to the store across from rec room and trailer park.
If the lake was at full pool, we camped on trimmer springs road, at entrance to IP
we called it Driftwood trailer park.
My dad and mom loved pine flats. they would still go up, just to stay the night.
they were introduced, into the boating lifestyle at pine flats. they first drove up in 68' in his 912 Porsche. it really wasn't about boating, for them. it was about waterskiing and being with a 100 of there closet friends.
in 69" dad bought a 16' sportster with a 140 I/O. pulled the boat up with moms 68 mustang. we slept in the boat, until they bought a camper van . 1971.
shit sorry to crash your thread.

Did you know the Crismans, Zinggs or Maness's? My wifes family had a ranch near the dude ranch for many years going back to the 70's.

 

[brgrcru]

Did you know the Crismans, Zinggs or Maness's? My wifes family had a ranch near the dude ranch for many years going back to the 70's.

Those names don’t sound familiar ?

 

[oldschool]

How’s the debris up there Neil? Kaweah is a mess, I think everything that could wash away in Three Rivers is in the lake. Now the mud hole has houseboats, wood debris, propane bottles and other random shit spread all over.

 

[brgrcru]

How’s the debris up there Neil? Kaweah is a mess, I think everything that could wash away in Three Rivers is in the lake. Now the mud hole has houseboats, wood debris, propane bottles and other random shit spread all over. View attachment 1209137

I’m surprised. Lake Kaweah Is not at
Looks close

 

[oldschool]

Will be in the next day or so.

I’m surprised. Lake Kaweah Is not at
Looks close

 

[rightytighty]

How’s the debris up there Neil? Kaweah is a mess, I think everything that could wash away in Three Rivers is in the lake. Now the mud hole has houseboats, wood debris, propane bottles and other random shit spread all over. View attachment 1209137

Hardly any debris so far, Mike… Seriously though— log jams are gonna be a bitch early…

 

[rightytighty]

And just one pesky rock blocking the road, currently..

 

[oldschool]

Good season to be in the prop repair business.

 

[oldschool]

Hardly any debris so far, Mike… Seriously though— log jams are gonna be a bitch early… View attachment 1209198

Yikes. But glad to have all the water, just not all at once.