LAKE L Fishing Newslett
January March May July September November Inches of Rainfall Three Year Rainfall Comparison 12 10 8 6 4 2 2015 Monthly Rainfall 2014 Monthly Rainfall 2013 Monthly Rainfall 0
January March May July September Number of Anglers per month November 600 Three Year Monthly Angler Attendance Comparison 500 400 300 200 100 2015 Angler Attendance 2014 Angler Attendance 2013 Angler Attendance 0
January February March April May June July August September October November December Number of Bass Caught Three Year Bass Harvest Comparison 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2015 Number of Bass Harvested 2014 Number of Bass Harvested 2013 Number of Bass Harvested
January March May July September November Number of Bream caught Three Year Bream Harvest Comparison 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 2015 Number of Bream Harvested 2014 Number of Bream Harvested 2013 Number of Bream Harvested 0
We got 2.4 inches of rainfall for April 2015. The water temperature is 68 F at the surface. Secchi is at 32 inches. I am fertilizing the lake regularly but in smaller doses than in years past. The lake is greening up nicely and the bluegill harvest reflects this.
Bass have finally finished up with their spawning and are beginning to return to more normal feeding behavior. Bass are hitting more top water baits and weightless flukes. Shaky head jigs rigged with watermelon seed finesse worms and June bug curl tail worms are getting the best results. Many anglers are enjoying fishing for bass with small jigs. Small jigs will allow anglers to catch both bass and bluegill effectively
Here is a photo of a nice 4 pound bass caught by Kyle Miller
Paul Pope 6.5 pound bass RELEASED. Derrick Mattox 8 pound bass. Photo by Kyle Miller.
James Little 7 pounder RELEASED.
David Lee 5.5 pound bass RELEASED. Photo by John Lee.
Madison Rodgers 3 pound, 17.5 inch bass RELEASED. This was Miss Madison s biggest bass ever. She said she was going to come back and catch a bigger one very soon.
Mitch Brumbeloe 8.25 pound bass released
NEW BASS HARVEST REGULATION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015 The new largemouth bass regulation shall read: Anglers may harvest any bass they catch at Lake LU, as long as the bass is less than 14 inches in total length. In addition, anglers may also harvest 1 fish greater than 22 inches in total length, a day at Lake LU. Please continue to encourage anglers to harvest small bass. ~ Jay Haffner
Warmer weather has the bream biting much better.
UWA students Mark Grant and Hannah McCurty had a nice bream fishing trip at the lake. Mark has shifted from bass to bream fishing during the bass spawn.
Through the years I have noticed a trend for more shell crackers in the fishery.
These color lures have been very productive for me on my fishing trips. Rig them with a 1/64 th ounce jig head and make sure that the hook is sharp!
A big 1.5 pound slab shellcracker!
UWA student Ty Morgan and Blakely Morgan fishing on the beach. Start them young Ty!
Blue Flag iris at the Civic Center were very pretty this bright and sunny day.
Kyle Miller posing with a nice 7 pound bass that he caught at the lake in April. Kyle is an excellent bass angler, student and employee, and he will be missed at Lake LU. Kyle will be leaving Lake LU as the assistant manager to continue his education and he will be greatly missed. He thoroughly enjoyed working and fishing at the lake and the anglers will miss his professional advice. Best of luck in your future endeavors Kyle! I installed a red box containing trail use questionnaires at the kiosk at the entrance to the Nature Trail Complex. Please take a few minutes to fill out a survey form. The data that users give us will help us to enhance your hiking trail experience. If anyone wants any advice on fishing Lake LU, please call me at 1-205-652-9266 or e-mail me at lrr@uwa.edu. Feel free to visit Lake LU s website at www.lakelu.uwa.edu. Thank you, Robby Limerick Lake Manager Lake LU lrr@uwa.edu
1-205-652-9266 All other photos by R.Limerick unless otherwise noted.