Fisherman, boaters, and campers are eager to return to popular lakes for recreation as Central California reservoirs are filling up thanks to the recent storms and incoming snow melt.

Pardee Lake in Amador County is 97 percent full and Camanche Reservoir in Calaveras County has refilled to almost 70 percent of capacity. Lake Don Pedro in Tuolumne County, which covers 15 square miles, has risen to 60 percent of capacity. Don Pedro Recreation Director Chris Collett says the month of March brought a miracle increase, a 30 foot rise in the lake level.