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Lakes Report

Lakes Report - July 25, 2024
So dang hot!  It seems a bit like we flew right past the fun of the complex summer lake hatches in a week and now are finding the late summer lake doldrums on a significant number of stillwaters.  The good news...
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Lakes Report - July 11, 2024
The cooler weather trend broke last weekend and this patch of warm/hot, stable weather is kicking the lakes into summertime high gear.  This should put the final nail in the coffin of the relatively "simple" stillwater angling that is defined...
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Lakes Report - June 27, 2024
It's been nearly a month since the last lake report, primarily because the fishing patterns have remained fairly consistent until recently, when true, summer like weather and water conditions have started to shift the when, why, and how or the...
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Lakes Report - May 30, 2024
As spring slowly warms into summer here in the Headwaters, both aquatic vegetation growth and stillwater insect activity begin to kick into a higher gear.  Water temps are rising out of the basement and the metabolic rates of trout (and...
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Lakes Report - September 28, 2023
Late September is an interesting time for the stillwater angler.  Gone are the days of match the hatch fishing on warm, calm mornings.  Weather watching and hitting the windows of opportunity is the name of the game.  We saw fairly...
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