I've been fishing this lake several times per week for a couple of months. There are good and bad days, but I can generally count on catching enough to have fun, and the scenery and presence of bald eagles make the trip worthwhile on even the slowest of days.

This is a great lake if you have youngsters along, as pop gear and a worm will pretty much guarantee enough small trout will find their lines to keep things interesting. Watch the regs on this one, though, because there is no minimum size on the lake, so all of those fish caught on bait count against your limit.

If you're in the mood for more fish via a catch-and-release approach, try throwing an olive Willy (with the red bead), a Thin Mint or similar fly on about 18 inches behind a Slingblade dodger. That combination produces high numbers of small-medium trout on a consistent basis.

Got a hankerin' for bigger fish? Throw a banana sinker on about three feet in front of a Power Bait Mouse Tail in white & bubblegum, and target 25'-40' in depth. The catch numbers drop considerably, but fish in the 17"+ bracket are more common. The largest fish I've seen caught that way was 22", but alas, was not on my line. Into each life a little fish envy must fall (that might be paraphrased just a little). I hear a lot of people talk about Carolina rigs and drop shots, but I guess I lack the patience to sit and plunk. Trolling slow and deep is the ticket for me, with the best fish striking on the inside of turns when the line slows and drops. Some of the best fish I've caught were within 100 yards of the boat launch on the way in...

Take care around the boat launch -- it's pretty primitive, with enough submerged timber to build a small cabin. No internal combustion motors. There is a girl scout camp on the far end of the lake, so beware the possibility you'll suddenly be joined by a dozen or more canoes or kayaks with rookie paddlers for a rousing game of dodge-boat.

rondell79

8/2/2016 5:34:00 PM

Nice report. I'm gonna have to check that lake out. Any other species besides Rainbow Trout present?

MoonValley

8/2/2016 5:36:00 PM

Yes -- there are some bass, with rumors running as large as 6 pounds but I've never seen anything bigger than 8". But I'm not a bass guy. There are also Kokanee, though again, I've never caught any. I have managed to take two of the tagged fishing derby trout, which is kind of fun. You have to cut the tag off, call the phone number, and see what you've won.

FishingTenor

8/3/2016 12:35:00 AM

A couple of months back, the lake was loaded with smaller Kokanee (4-6"). We couldn't keep them off the line, which was annoying at the time. Any sign of these Kokanee, or the Steelhead smolts that were planted last year?

MoonValley

8/3/2016 1:08:00 AM

I'll bet a lot of the small stuff I'm catching are actually Kokanee rather than the planted steelhead. I've always heard there are large Kokanee down deep, but haven't seen any.

Heatherlyfish

8/7/2016 6:34:00 PM

Those little fish are of the same kind they stocked in lake Tye.. I noticed some of those smaller silver fish did have the clipped adipose fin. I think they are more of those steelhead smolts. If i had not caught the same stuff at Tye I would think they are Kokanee. Also I did take some home to eat(from Langlois) and they did not seem pink to me at all. That was mostly what was hitting when I went the first week of August. I have caught Kokanee but more often than not it has the steelhead. Thanks for the great tips. It is my favorite lake. I will have to try the power egg things. I have the flies you speak of so will have to try em out.

MoonValley

4/30/2017 12:45:07 PM

I was out there again yesterday, and the girl scouts were out in canoes. They were so unaware of anyone else that I decided to stop trolling and still fish instead. The result? One of the canoes actually ran into me... I guess a stationary target is easier to hit.

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