September 2, 2012

Boating:

The water is down quite a ways, but not as much as it was at this time of year 5-6 years ago. Stick to the channels and avoid any bad habits you have developed from the high waters this year. Most of the bays are alright - but use caution.

The trap islands are all out and there is PLENTY of beach!

Water Temperature:

The water Temperature is 77 up by Conckingville and 74 by Mayfield.

Fishing:

The Walleye are biting nicely but are small - Mostly 14"-15"

Trout is Picking up.

Tip of the Week:

Don't let someone who has never navigated this lake before borrow your boat!

 

 

Water Temperature is 50 degrees at the surface


Water Level is 761.5 which means the rain from last week have brought the water level up about 2 feet. We still have about 4 feet to go before the water level is at a comfortable level for navigation without worry.



If you take your boat out just be sure to PAY ATTENTION!



Most residential docks are just starting to float. All the commercial docks are OK. The state launches MAY be allowing smaller watercraft to launch.



It looks like we should be where we need to be in about 2 weeks, if we keep getting these small storms.







Fishing:


Trout - Open. Both the brown and the rainbow are biting
Walleye and Northern open this week and it looks like it is going to be a good early season for them.

Tip of the week: It is a good time to get some dock maintenance done. Check your anchors and chain and inspect your barrels and floatation.






**** Although the water is low, it looks like we are going to have a good year for beaches which we haven't had in a while. Erosion is to a

January 13th, 2012

!!!! WARNING

January 13th, 2012:

Please use extreme caution on the lake this weekend. There are varying layers of
ice out there from open water to 6" is places. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS LAKE make sure you go out with someone who does.

We are not recommending the use of motorized vehicles on the lake proper - due to the extra weight.

August 22, 2011

Water Temperature is 77 degrees at the surface

Water level is up about a foot and starting to receed. The water never came up high enough to cover the beaches. This is the most optimum water level perfect for beaches and beach acess. All our favorite spots - mosquito bay, sand island, stump island, and the trap islands have beach and are still negotiable!

Fishing:
Walleye have slowed down a bit
Rainbows are up
Bass are running big!

Tip of the Week:
If you don't like the Canadian Gees on your bech - don't worry, Goose season opens soon! Have you hugged a hunter today?

July 7th 2010

Water Temperature is 74 degrees, so it is a refreshing swim!

Water Level is still high for this time of year. The water was down about 2', but is now up a foot due to the rain. The Trap islands are still under water, Stump ally is negotiable, the sand bar is not out at Northampton yet. Scout Island has some beach on the Southwest side and there is some beach at Sand Island. So the good news is boating is a pleasure, bad news is that there are not allot of places to park!

Fishing:
Trout are biting
Walleye is Good
Perch are biting
Northerns have slowed down a bit

Tip of the week: Make sure all your passengers are on board before heading out! We saw a swimmer stranded after his ride decided to leave - unaware that he was still in the water this past week!!

June 14th, 2011

Water Level:

The lake has come down about 3' and continues to drop about 4" per day. It is currently at its normal level for Memorial Day Weekend. The larger islands have some beach and some spots to park, but the trap islands and the smaller islands remain under water.

Water Temperature:

72 degrees on the surface, 65 degrees about 5 feet down

So it is swimmable

Fishing:

The fishing has REALLY turned on in the last 2 weeks. Walleye are biting, Bass are moving off their spawning beds - so it should be a good opening weekend for them. Perch are biting as well.

The shallow water seems to be the hot spot right now - 15' or less. The GSLFF bass fishing tournament this saturday at Sport Island Pub proves to be a good season opener. Registration from 7am-9am.

Tip of the Week:

Make sure to check you bilge pump and batteries befor heading out on the water - so you don't sink!!!!

May 9th, 2011

Water Level:

is still 1' over the spillway, but is dropping about 6"per day. Most of the launches will be able to be acessed later in the week, but the state launches may still have trouble with the docks. Proper road still has about 4" of water on it, but is now acessable with care.

Good news
is that if you get your boat out there you can go anywhere you want!

Bad news
is that there is quite a bit of debris floating around out there - be careful of floating logs, barrels, docks row boats etc.

Fishing:

Northerns are biting and quite a few nice ones were caught at lat weekend's fishing tournament.
Walleys are small and we suspect that quite a few are still in the creeks.

Be careful out there!!!