well first off, this report is for the past week. a friend and i have fished the lake three times since last friday. various weather conditions ranging from sunny clear skies to approaching fronts and sprinkles of rain. only one fish between us! my buddy caught a 1.75 pound largemouth in about a foot and a half of water on a weightless watermelon senko. weather was partly cloudy and air temp was 66. water temp 63 degrees. as always the water in this lake is stained and visibility is about three feet most of the time. i have a relative that lives on the lake so i fish it regularly. after two seasons of only a handful of fish and only one of those being over three pounds, i am getting discouraged. ive tried every lure/technique at all depths. i know the fish are in here but how to consistantly catch them beats me. it seems like we just get lucky every now and again. the lake bottom looks like a desert and all of the shoreline cover/docks arent giving up fish. ive tried to come up with a pattern when i think of the fish i have caught and the conditions are all over the place. no pattern that i can see. well sorry for the ramble but i guess im just looking for some advice or maybe yall could tell me about some of your own experiences on this lake.

*note, i did see some fry in the shallows, however i cannot see any visible signs of beds/deserted beds? this lake is tough!

Amx

6/10/2010 9:11:00 AM

Is there a big enough boat launch on that lake for an 18' boat? Steep or shallow launch? Gas engine allowed?

Joe Stegner

6/10/2010 11:16:00 AM

To AMX;
No gas engines allowed. Very shallow launch.

Amx

6/10/2010 12:33:00 PM

Thanks. I need to buy a small boat some day.

03Mustangt

6/11/2010 12:43:00 PM

I have fished in that lake with my 16' Bass tracker. As long as you keep the outboard up and something on the lower unit people dont seem to mind having a gas motor on the lake. I have called the WDFW office and was told the same thing. As long as its covered with a non-permeable cover you are okay. The launch is miserable though. Much better suited for hand craft.

jf0

6/11/2010 2:44:00 PM

I fish this lake often because it is so close to home. There are times I think there are no bass in that lake and then times I have a great time in a few hours out there. It's definitely not an easy lake. I find my best luck has been in shallow water 3 feet or less. But they must be deeper too because I will circle that lake several times hitting the shore line and not see anything. Usually a carolina rig with a 5in worm or a topwater jitterbug works.

Send me a note sometime and we can methodically attack that lake and figure something out!

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