Beaver Creek Lake is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful properties in the club. The cabin is large, comfortable and appears to be almost new. This place is top notch from the decked out kitchen to the comfy beds.

Speaking of decks, this one has almost as much square footage as the house. There is a great swing and wooden bench encircling a huge pine tree growing up through the deck. The views of the pond are spectacular.

I am no pond management expert but I have been a fisherman my whole life and this is the smartest layout I have ever seen. Pond, I guess, is the proper term for this body of water. It is about four acres in size which is perfect if you are bank fishing like I was. Although a boat is always nice, it really is not necessary here. The lake is so well laid out that you can access almost all of it from the bank.

In the cabin you will find a topographic map of the pond that shows every submerged structure that the designer installed. Most of the structure, i.e. tires, pallets, and these fish attracters called “porcupines”, are accessible from the earthen piers that extend out into the lake. These piers also create coves and points for the bass to use. At the west end of the pond is “Cypress Alley” where several cypress trees are growing out of the water. Great cover. The renovated pond is only about eighteen months old so there is not a lot of vegetation yet. As the lake matures, I’m sure the vegetation will too.

My wife Julie and I arrived late on Nov.19. I had just enough time to get my hook wet before the sun went down. My second cast got a hit but I lost him because… I just wasn’t ready. About the fifth cast from the long wooden pier, I caught a beautiful 2 ½ lb. very healthy black bass with golden coloring. As soon as the sun went behind the trees the action stopped. I felt like this was a good start.

We stayed and fished through the 22^nd but the fishing was not great. The weather was perfect. Cool mornings and warm afternoons but the fish were just not biting. They were slow and not very hungry. The ones I did catch barely took the bait. They would follow my lure until the last second before I pulled it up and then hit. The fish I saw were in the 1 ½ to 2 ½ lb. range and very healthy. I am putting this lack of action down to the time of year. I can’t wait to fish here in the spring.

We met Nathan who came by to see that we had everything we needed. He is the caretaker of the property and the man who did all the work on the pond. He’s a great guy and a wealth of knowledge about the property and the surrounding areas. Nathan confirmed that the bass had slowed down due to recent freezing weather. But he told me the Bluegill were really biting. So, after that, I had a great time harassing the brim with some light tackle. There are some big pan fish in there..

We had a great time at Beaver Creek Lake, even though the bass weren’t biting. The setting, the cabin, the pond and the peace and quiet were just the ticket.