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By: saspinwall
Posted: 7/14/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Slow day at McDowell compared to our last two trips. Still lots of fish marked in 22-24 feet of water over 27-28 feet of depth. Fished with bloodworms and other chironomids patterns at that depth with...
By: saspinwall
Posted: 4/26/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Great day at catch and release McDowell. Caught and released 21 rainbows, mostly 18-21inches. Used bloomworm pattern usually near the bottom. Weather was mostly cloudy with filtered sun and some gust ...
By: chironomid_guy
Posted: 6/29/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
The wife and I hiked into McDowell on Sat. Great, well maintained hiking path to the lake (it took 15 minutes with two pontoon boats). I have to admit, this is one of the nicest trails I have ever h...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/5/2003
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/5/2003
Hot Spots: 0
I stopped by as a short side trip on the way home from Bayley lk.
This lake had the most surface action of any I saw this weekend. I could only fish for 1 hour, but I hooked at least 7 nice 'bows. ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/8/2003
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/8/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the lake in the late afternoon. The water temperature was 73 degrees. A heavy thunderstorm postponed any water activity for about a half hour. After the storm pasted we fished for abou...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/17/2002
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/17/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Too much milfoil in the North end of the lake to fish. Depth finder showed a maximum of 7 feet so headed to South end. Found pocket about 20 feet deep without milfoil and managed to pull out two 15"...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/11/2001
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at McDowell Lake about 12:00 and walked into the north end
through the campground (about 1/4 mile). Water level down 3-4 feet and
launching float tube would have been tough. Drove around to ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/9/2001
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/9/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the lake at 7:45, and fishing was slow for the first hour or two. Then things started to heat up at about 9:30. I pulled in a 12incher and a 10in. Rainbow in about 15 min. My uncle caugh...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/31/2001
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/31/2001
Hot Spots: 0
report = Nice size Rainbows and Brookies. Things to use, Woolybuggers and
Water Boatman on sinking line.
Use Hairs Ear and Prince Nymphs with floating line near shores. The lake is
beautiful and n...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/29/2001
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/29/2001
Hot Spots: 0
CAUGHT PLENTY OF BROOKIES AND RAINBOWS DESPITE THE WIND AND RAIN. LAKE
APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. BROWN OR RED CHRONOMID PATTERNS SEEMED TO WORK
BEST FOR ME. OTHER FISHERMAN DID WELL ON A VARIETY...