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Well, I promised to post a fish report for Hagg Lake. Arrived at 7:30 and launched my boat at B ramp. Beautiful day and there were maybe 20 boats on the lake. The lake was not as clear as I have seen it and I wonder if the heavy rain earlier this week had something to do with that? Not sure. Water temp, according to my fish finder, was anywhere from 58.5 degrees to 61.7 degrees in other parts of the lake. The lake level was up from past years where I have fished Hagg. My fish finder was showing the fish shallow, for the most part. Many were between 7 and 10 feet for you trollers. Bank fishermen, be happy. It appeared the bank fisherman did better than the boaters who were trolling. Most bank fisherman were using power bait or power eggs in various colors. Some of the bank fisherman did very well, some not so well, but all seemed to have at least caught a few fish. We did a pretty good circuit of the lake (or two) and there were lots of folks bank fishings off the grassy picnic area next to boat ramp C. A pleasant place to fish with restrooms nearby and even a snack bar. Also some folks fish next to Boat Ramp B. We saw large concentrations of fish with the fish finder off the North side of the dam, just off the big rocks (next to the restricted area). They were LARGE concentrations and when we returned later that day they had moved, so assume they may have been warm water fish, perhaps.....?
We caught a few trout, one perch. The trout were smaller than I was used to catching and threw them back for next year. I have to say, that the trolling was pretty bad, compared to the last time I fished Hagg a couple of years ago. Had a limit and was off the lake in 2.5 hours last time. I guess that is why they call it "fishing", not "catching" eh? I did talk to one guy who fishes the lake every week with a boat as I was leaving. He had eight nice fish, including a 17" trout. He said he was trolling VERY SLOWLY with "forty pulls" of line out, fishing a Ford Fender on one pole and a Willow Leaf on the other pole, with a worm on a hook 24" behind the lure (no weight). He was fishing back and forth in a direct line between boat ramp B and boat ramp C. Will try that next time. He had eight fish and estimated he had lost 10. They were biting very lightly yesterday. The park fee for the lake is $5 and $6 if you are dragging a boat behind you. Best of luck to anyone who goes.
We caught a few trout, one perch. The trout were smaller than I was used to catching and threw them back for next year. I have to say, that the trolling was pretty bad, compared to the last time I fished Hagg a couple of years ago. Had a limit and was off the lake in 2.5 hours last time. I guess that is why they call it "fishing", not "catching" eh? I did talk to one guy who fishes the lake every week with a boat as I was leaving. He had eight nice fish, including a 17" trout. He said he was trolling VERY SLOWLY with "forty pulls" of line out, fishing a Ford Fender on one pole and a Willow Leaf on the other pole, with a worm on a hook 24" behind the lure (no weight). He was fishing back and forth in a direct line between boat ramp B and boat ramp C. Will try that next time. He had eight fish and estimated he had lost 10. They were biting very lightly yesterday. The park fee for the lake is $5 and $6 if you are dragging a boat behind you. Best of luck to anyone who goes.
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