Marilyn Reynolds takes a dip in Thompson Lake at Pismo Beach in Oxford where she was celebrating her daughter’s birthday Wednesday after having a picnic lunch. “It’s really nice. About 60 degrees, judging by what our pool used to feel like about this time of year,” she said, after almost submerging. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Friends Rick Henderson, stern, and Evelyn Grinnel try their luck trolling around Thompson Lake Wednesday morning. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Friends Rick Henderson, stern, and Evelyn Grinnel try their luck trolling around Thompson Lake Wednesday morning. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Marilyn Reynolds takes a dip in Thompson Lake at Pismo Beach in Oxford where she was celebrating her daughter’s birthday Wednesday after having a picnic lunch. “It’s really nice. About 60 degrees, judging by what our pool used to feel like about this time of year,” she said, after almost submerging. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal