Wakebording in SoCal

Hey I'm down in SoCal this weekend. My X-Star is up in NorCal but my girlfriend has an X-9 wants to go out on her boat tomorrow.

Any idea where we should go?

Also, if anyone wants to join as a third let me know.

We're in Aliso Viejo Orange County.

take ortega hwy over the hills to lake elsinore. you might need the use the channel (much better water). if so, you have to buy a pass at california skier (mc dealer) just a few minutes from elsinore.

Joe what about Lake Perris? She says Elsinore is dirty water, but I laughed because nothing is dirtier than the delta.

Also do you know where lake Mathews is?

dirty water? she better stay home then if she's trying to avoid dirty water.

no, don't know where lake mathews is.

Can anyone get us on Canyon Lake?

canyon's as "dirty" and feeds elsinore.

You can put the boat on Canyon, all you have to do is buy a lot there. Serously though, the water is pretty low here right now, I'm waiting for some rain to start riding again.

Only way to get on Lake Matthews is get a job with MWD. Drinking water only.

Delta got nothin' on Elsinore, you gotta love water that looks like anti freeze. First time I went to the Delta, was like "where's the dirty part? This is nothing" Elsi's actually not bad, all the algae eats the bacteria up.

elsinore is the dirtiest of the dirty. can't see your foot when you put it in the water and dead fish float everywhere.

lake matthews is in riverside, but no accessible.

Hey Jeff, I hear there having a big sale on canyon lake property...

Buy 1 get one free...

Some of you are stuck in a time warp. Keep talkin though, the more boats you help to keep of Elsi, the better for us it is. Well done, carry on.....

Perris is horrible. And Im pretty sure its a one direction lake. Meaning, you have to all drive one way around this big island in the middle. I could be wrong cuz its been years since I was there but I remember it being gnarly and full of roided out meatheads driving cigarette boats.

Rene..what did you guys end up doing?

Chris...time warps are good!! I was out on Elsi late pm the other day. I spent the whole time ollie-ing over dead fish..and the smell...

Kyle...Perris is only 2/3 capacity...water was lowered about 2 years ago to work on the dam. You can't even go around the island now..just in front of it. Even so...it's not too bad when no one else is there.

+1 on Perris when no one else is around.

I would be surprised if they went out last weekend, the wind was blowing pretty hard.

This weekend it is supposed to be 90 degrees...the season rolls on.

Matthews is out even if you are a MWD employee. No lake access at all unless you're one of our divers.

Was at Lake perris 2 sundays ago and we were the only boat on the lake got there at 6am and were off by 10am. I pistoff a lot of fisherman though!! Had my 220 superair loaded with 6 guys and 4k lbs was sick!!! Just my 2 cents

Speaking of no access on local lakes, anyone know why Diamond Valley is that way? I heard originally it was supposed to allow water sports beyond just fishing.

I heard that about Diamond Valley too. With San V closing in San Diego, what can we do to get Diamond Valley opened up?

Actually, just boating there is now a issue:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/riverside/20081002-1657-lake.html

Nothing you can do or say to get MWD to open it up to body contact. Same with Skinner. Drinking water reserves. Last thing they want is dirty diapers floating around in it like Lake Perris.

Actually the water is so low at DVL that you can't launch private boats anymore, only rentals for fishing are available.

On another note, if you're into cycling, go for a ride around DVL. It is almost 22 miles around it with about 3/4 of it dirt/fire road. A few uphills and downhills, nothing major.

Thank goodness for NorCal!!!! SoCal has water issues.

SoCal M.O.B, We ended up squashing the boat idea, and went to Laguna beach.

SoCal IS a water issue!!! Laguna Beach was a MUCH better choice!! Hope you had fun.

Hey I recently went on a trip to both Lake Elsinore and Lake Perris. Water wasnt as great as my brothers home lake of San Antonio but it was nice enough to wakeboard. Lake Perris you gotta be in the water when the sun rises and be done boarding by 10 a.m wind howls. Lake Perris is maybe about 15 to 35 feet in some areas but thats along the ball park range. Lake Elsinore same in the afternoon but you get a little more time to ride since its bigger than Perris. As far as the water being gross?...I think all lakes get filthy after a heavy summer season. But my two cents, I dont care if its a body of water that has that rainbow effect in the water...Im not there to drink it Im there to RIDE IT!. Besides they both are about 15 minutes from me so Im not complaining some people drive 1 hr from their house to the lake. So say what you want but in the begining and during and after the day all I think about is being "AT" the lake boarding wether its at Lake Smellsinore or Le'Per-rreee' . Have a nice day. Oh and just to answer your Question...Id do both in one weekend and judge for yourself.

Glass serves lots of purposes.....
1. To wakeboard in.
2. To hold your beer
Just two for now...the most important ones at least, is all I know.

(Message edited by juiceman831 on November 18, 2008)