I recently fished this lake a few times for Largemouth (exclusively) from a kayak and have done fairly well. There is a lack of info on this lake, so I went in with a lot of uncertainty about the Largemouth population. I can report that there is indeed a pretty decent bass population, comparable to similar lakes in the area. I saw some little fingerling bass, so I assume it’s a stable population.

The down side is that it’s little tough to fish because it’s weedy (compared to what I am accustomed to). There are the obvious huge, thick lily pad fields, and then a lot of submerged weeds beyond that. There are fields of thin, spindly weeds and broader leafed “crinkly mini kelp” all around. If it sounds swampy, it’s not. The water is noticeably clear, and the weed beds are actually nice looking and not too thick.

I first started with my typical fallback of crankbaits, but that resulted in weeds almost every cast. I had my best luck with shallow running (1-3 ft) crankbaits and swimbaits, and topwater chuggers and frogs. No one lure stood out, but I am still in the process of adapting my tackle box to this lake. I did catch one pretty big fish after about 10 hrs total fishing, and a handful of small to medium fish. My catch rate is basically average compared to every other like I have fished around the area.

I talked with a couple of locals who were recreating out there, and I am encouraged that there may be a few more larger fish than usual due to the lower fishing pressure because all motorized craft (gas and electric) are disallowed. However, at this point I am still working on proving that. I generally target larger fish with larger lures, so I will find out. It takes a while, but so far I like this lake.