First Post

I have been wanting to do this for a while now.

What can you expect from this site?

Well, hopefully a lot of good fishing reports, recipes, photos, and Lake news. Also, a forum for suggestions and ideas to make the Lake better and more enjoyable.

I'll start off with a fishing report and some photos I've taken over the last few years.

My friend, Jimmy Pickle, has had more chances to fish at the lake than I have lately. Jimmy, and my brother-in- law , Craig Allen, went bass fishing last Saturday afternoon and caught about 30.

Jimmy has developed a great set of patterns since the grass is gone. He keeps a journal on his trips and, through trial and error, has the bass pretty well patterned.

Jimmy and Craig tried a few patterns and didn't have much luck until they tied on some white colored swimming jigs with white trailers. They banged the banks swimming the jigs and also "dead sticking them."(Fishing them like plastic worms). They tore them up using this method.

Jimmy had been having luck in deeper water fishing deep running crank baits off the points up until this time but, with the spawn, the banks seem to be where they are now.

Jimmy personally caught and recorded over 500 bass in the Lake last year alone. He is close to 200 this year already. He is beginning to know the Lake as good as anyone.

Here are some photos I've taken over the last couple of years.

Our dog Rugby loved the Lake too. Unfortunately, Rugby died last week at the age of 13.


My wife ,Christie, and our little girl, Allen Kaye on the pier around Christmas 2005.

Allen Kaye with one of her Lake Friends, Bama, a neighbor's dog.


Allen Kaye catching one of our famous Lake Cavalier bream.


Pelicans out on the Lake in January.


My father-in-law, Paul Allen, with his
2.5 lb crappie caught at the Lake.

Our little boy, George Bryant, is only a year and a half
old, but he already loves the "Yake".





If you have any photos or anything else pertaining to the Lake, please send it to me.