September began with just about every kind of weather, that Mother Nature could throw at us. Calm-beautiful mornings that changed to thunder & lightning storms in the afternoon.

Trout:
Trout Fishing is still very good on the western half of the lake for trolling. Best times of day remain from about 10:00 am until 4:00 PM in the afternoon. The depth of water you fish right now is critical for success, and changes just about every day and some days by the hour.
Every day I’m on the lake I catch fish using straight mono with a Rapala (try gold/black, silver/black, rainbow, and brook trout # 3 & # 5.) I fish up to six rods on my boat, and will fish up to three of them just under the surface with a Rapala!
On the other rods, I will set one at one & half colors, then two and tree colors, until I start catching fish.
Because the weather can constantly change during the week, so will the lures that work. When it is sunny Rapalas (silver/black & rainbow), Needlefish (nickel/bikini & gold/bikini), Helgi’s (silver & gold), Dick Nite Spoons (silver & Gold) work the best. When it is over cast Rapalas (gold/black & Brook Trout), Needlefish ( red dot frog, cop car, and copper), and Dick Nite Spoons (purple & copper) were catching fish.
Bait fisherman using slip bobbers drifting from Boulder Bay to Metcalf Bay are doing well on Nitro Bait, Power Bait, and Night Crawlers. Fish from 8′ to 12′.
 
Bluegill
Fishing is very good. Fish around brush & docks with a bobber & meal worm.
 
Crappie
Not many angler’s targeting this fish. Fish the points and from 10′ to 25′ of water during the day, or under a floating light at night for best success.
 
Catfish
Rainy weather really gets the catfish going. Catfishing through out September will be exellent, and is also the time of year to catch the “Big Cats!” Grout Bay, to Juniper Point, and Eagle Point are good places to try. Night crawlers, shrimp, chicken livers, stink bait, and mackerel are the top baits. This is the time of year to fish 15 lb. to 20 lb. test line to land the big ones!
 
Good Luck!
Curt Dills