ACCESS IS WIDE OPEN HERE, BUT FISHING HAS BEEN SLOW. LAKE HAS COME UP TO 45% CAPACITY AND CONTINUES TO COME UP BUT SLOOOWWLY. Lake is wide open, but fishing is hit or miss. Late stockings in the fall of 2017 could help though but hasn’t paid off yet. Since this lake hasn’t seen many stockings of fish over the past few years fishing may be slow until the DFW starts to plant it consistently this summer. There was a stocking of Cutthroat in the Fall of 2016 that were destined for Webber Lake and there have been reports of anglers catching these fish ranging from 14-20+ inches but they are few and far between with this put and take lake. Smallmouth bass have made a reappearance around the dam which can be fun for newbies and veteran anglers alike! The more pressure this lake receives the more difficult smallmouth will be to catch. They are like Carp and are very sensitive to angling pressure! One must change up their strategies on these fish if they are going to be successful. The plan is to start stocking Pilot Peak Strain Cutthroats this season with hopes that they will survive and attain trophy sized proportions in the years to come.