Fishing Articles

Lots of visitors cooling off at the Lake this weekend - and cool it was - highs in the upper 70's with a cool breeze coming off the Lake - yup, it was downright gorgeous and cool. Saturday, July 5th is FREE FISHING DAY! Don't need a license on that day to fish, but you do need to abide by...
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This week we tried something never attempted before! We planted 2,000 lbs. of trout which normally could not survive the plant with surface temperatures over the 70?s. With the help of our fire truck and patioboat rigged with hoses we were able to pull the cold water from the deep water and spray the surface and cool it down enough to make this project a...
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Another awesome weekend at the Lake - lots of people getting out of the heat and into some cool temps and spectacular scenery - just what the doctor ordered. Once again, fishing was great - slowed a bit during the week, but picked back up for the weekend. At the DingleBerry Inlet, anglers were using the norm -...
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In one corner we have Dallas Barrett Jr (and Sr.) holding an 8 lb. 4 oz. Rainbow Trout! They trolled 20? down near the beach using a flasher and a nightcrawler. In the opposite corner stands the champion (Wade Whorton) with his trout that weighed in at 9 lb. 4 oz., also caught while trolling a worm. Wade had the advantage though, it was...
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And the Lake continues to rise - we're a bit higher than we were last year, but as we know it won't last thru the summer, but we are very thankful for what we have as were those who took boats out for the day. A bit windy this week and Saturday morning felt like Fall, we woke to temps...
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The Trout were still feeding along the shoreline this week with some nice catches from shore in the Open Area or off the rental boat dock where you can get into some deeper water. PowerBait is till the #1 leading bait to use, ranging in all colors from rainbow, chartreuse or corn as the most common. Hal Smith hooked four trout, his big one was...
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