Fishing Report: Hagg Lake Surprise Aug 8th

Decided to stay local and fish with my friend Chris, given the poor ocean forecast. The water temperature at Hagg Lake, according to my fish finder was 76.6 degrees. Very warm, especially for trout, the target species. Not having down riggers, and wanting to fish deep, due to the temperature, used a 3 oz bottom bouncer with a nightcrawler harness. I figured the trout would be in deeper cooler water.

The surprise was a beautiful largemouth bass that slammed the set up as we were trolling by the dam. Hagg Lake gets a lot of bass fishing pressure, it is known to contain large bass. To catch one this big was a real treat. The fish was released quickly after a couple of photos, to hopefully spawn and wait for the next lucky angler.