West Lake

Apr 03 2023

Dwayne Rowe

Fry

Member Since :
2012
Number of Posts :
12

Total LMB 19 with 14 under 16 inches. 5 fish 3-6

Even though the numbers were good, this is a tuff lake to fish. The lake level has been dropped by the owners and made much of this small lake unfishable. Submerged trees under the boat made it very hard to navigate in a 16 ft aluminum boat. Rains from the night before muddied the water, and visibility was only a few inches.  

Chrome rattle traps caught the numbers while white jerk baits and a black and blue crawfish jig won the larger fish. 

Apr 03 2023

Steve Alexander

Admin

Member Since :
2002
Number of Posts :
1124

Hi Dwayne,

I’m glad you got some fish up to 6 lbs with decent numbers. The lake is now at its normal level. The current level is its normal level. The level it had been the last 12 months was too high and was a recipe for a dam breach. So, the lake was intentionaly lowered to “normal’ pool. In another 6 months, all the land that was under water will be full of brush and small trees and it will look like it 6 months.

Members who fished out here in the previous years will regonize the lake as its normal level. But, we certainly understand why it looks low, if you have never been or only been to the lake when the water was at the previous level.

Thanks! Steve