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HUNTSVILLE — Utah reservoir levels are up, but recreation is down. The crowds at reservoirs are just not what one might expect for mid-June.
Jeff, who didn't want to give his last name, lives in Huntsville — near Pineview Reservoir — and has been waiting for the right time to hit the lake.
"The lake's freezing cold and about every night it's rained," he said. "Finally got here, and the winds are blowing really hard, so we're going to wait for a little while and hopefully it will clear up."
And while he appreciates all that water, he wasn't sure Monday would be the right time to take his 20 grandkids out on the reservoir. And he's not the only local who has been slow to get summer on the lake started.
"I've never seen the lake this high, and I've boated here 30 years," Jeff said.
Troy Banks and neighbor, Ejnar Dyrr say the advantage of getting out Monday was having a lot more of the lake to themselves.
"We just barely got the boat ready over the weekend, so this is our first time coming out on the lake actually this season," Banks said.
"It's been pretty cold," Dyrr said.
"We kind of want to say, 'Pineview sucks!' so don't come out here!" Banks said.
ClubRec sits just up the hill.
Co-owner Casey Pratt said the season has been slow to get going, but he's hopeful the weather will heat up in just a couple of days.
"You know it hasn't been terribly warm, but I think we're almost done with that and things are starting to get warm and the lake's been beautiful," Pratt said. "And it's kind of nice being able to fully operate, not have to worry about low water this year."
The inlet dock is finally up and running again, after drying out the last couple of years.
But while things are relatively calm here now, it's only a matter of time before it warms up enough that people start flocking to the reservoir.
"Ultimately, I know that once it starts warming up, it's going to be busy here again," Jeff said.
The folks at ClubRec say the water temperature Monday was about in the 60s. They say all of their locations are 100% open.
They expect things to pick up quite a bit with the warm weather coming this weekend.
