Fishing did slow down for a minute there but thankfully the bite picked right back up after plants from DFW, Idaho and Oregon over the last few weeks. MORE bigguns are on the way as well. Keep an eye out for more footage of Desert Springs fish landing in South Lake – can’t wait for the next batch to be stocked using our stocking boat the SS Free Willy. Stay tuned.

 

The Hot STUFF – First the broken record part – flylined crawlers, Thomas buoyants casted or trolled, powerbait. Now the fresh pattern that’s developed is trolling small jerkbaits or spoons like Thomas Buoyants on top has been super productive, especially along the west shore where one boat had 23 fish C&R all between 1.75lbs and 3lbs…..and both anglers had BIG fish pop off. If you can get out early, trolling the west shore en route to the inlets with a gold/red Thomas buoyant is money. The mice tails (pink or orange) with a size 8 mosquito hook and a couple split shots 3 feet above tossed right up tight to any moving water has been dynamite for many. Don’t just soak it, retrieve it slowly for best results. Dare to fish the deeper water during the heat of the day. As evidenced by a couple locals, the fish are absolutely still on the chew mid-day (Noon to 3pm), and the quality was actually better….so don’t get apathetic after the chill of the morning has conceded to the summer sun…your trophy trout is waiting.

 

The Hot SPOTS – The inlets are consistently good spots but even with 4 of them, the bite can cool off for a day or two following a busy boat day on the lake with lots of fishing pressure. The good news is that they reload with fish quickly and there are lots of fish to go around. The better news is that we’ve had some anglers just smash it in several other spots so the fish appear to finally be plentiful enough to spread out the bite. The Rock Slide is finally making it’s comeback, especially on the dam side of the shoreline where the boulders give way to smaller rocks. The cliffs on the west shore on either side of the rock slide have been great too – oh and the dam has been holding fish too.

 

At report time the South Lake fleet has 4 pontoon boats (hoping back to 5 by next weekend), 10 motorboats and 2 kayaks. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made on the Parchers Resort website www.ParchersResort.net

Current operating hours 7am – 6pm Daily.