At the very least, it's not easily found or available. Aside from County Parks and Rec having copies, I imagine the only other copies might exist at the County Central Library. An even greater long shot would be at the Rancho Cordova Branch Library.

As one of the fisherman walked past me down the levee headed south, I decided to approach him about the map. He seemed interested in getting a copy. Another fisherman came over after hearing the conversation and was also interested, as well, he shared some info I was interested in, the Bass spots, which for me had long ago dried up from years before the dieoff in 1994. The best I've been able to do back in my old spots at the south end of the lake was Blue Gill, and once a small trout, which blew me away when I pulled it in. I'd thought the water would be too warm and shallow at that end of the lake.

Both fishermen I spoke with with back at the dam were, of course, interested in the lake depth maps, as I was and have been since a kid, and wanted to know where to get a copy. That's when the awkward fun began explaining my domain and blog URL. So, to make it easier, I set up (rather painlessly) another MT blog called "Mather Lake".

If it appears the site starts to get traffic, and more interest is expressed by folks out at the lake, I'll get a domain for it, to make it easier for people to find it. I still need to wqork on adding to the site, expanding it, but it will get there. I also set up an email that will be easy for folks to remember: matherlake at gmail dot com.

This week, I'm going to contact the Parks Dept. about placing copies of the habitat, aquatic habitat and water depth maps in one of the kiosks at the entrance to the lake. I'd also like to ask them if I can post photos of the trash people are leaving around the lakeside, in the kiosk, and maybe some photos of what trash looks like inside fish after they've digested it.

It just makes no sense:

1. leave trash at the lake side


2. it blows into the lake and begins to degrade


3. fish eat part of the debris once it's become broken up into small pieces


4. fish gets sick from trash


5. people catch and eat fish


6. people eat the trash they leave via the fish

Isn't it obvious that if you plan to eat fish out of that lake, you shouldn't pollute it? Hopefully the parks dept. will agree to my request.