Good day on the lake.

[patton1]

My son and I with our limit of trout from Heart lake yesterday.

[singleshot12]

Way to go    Are they 12-14 in. stocker trout?

[patton1]

Way to go    Are they 12-14 in. stocker trout?

Yeah.  Kind of feels like cheating but they all taste the same and it's fun for my son.  Freezer is getting full pretty fast.  A buddy from work pulled a 10.5 lb rainbow out of there last weekend.

[Panic Minnow]

Are there any good sized crappie left in the lake?

[Jerome]

My boys pulled a 7.5 and a 6.5 pounder during the derby out there.  They were pretty excited to take first in both of their age brackets.

[patton1]

Are there any good sized crappie left in the lake?

I've only heard that there are crappie in there.  Haven't actually fished for them.

My boys pulled a 7.5 and a 6.5 pounder during the derby out there.  They were pretty excited to take first in both of their age brackets.

Nice!  I didn't hear about the derby until the day after

[BOWHUNTER45]

good job boys 

[cohoho]

Good job for sure....

[oldcamper]

Definatly a good day there. 

[SeaRun1]

Nice job fellas.  Sometimes just getting out on the local lake is just the thing a guy needs.  Looks like your kid had some fun!

SR1

[Jerome]

I hope that you dont mind me posting these pictures here patton1.  Just adding them here so people can definately make a effort to get their kids to next years derby.  They put on a understanding derby with tons of raffle prizes, good food, and great big and small fish prizes.   There was just over 200 kids this year with 4 age catogories.  Both boys won biggest fish in their brackets.

[seth30]

Looks like a lot kids days went great on that lake

[C-Money]

Congrats to all the fishermen! Must be Heart Lake on the west side?

[seth30]

I think its a private lake

[Jerome]

Heart lake is public.  They do shut the lake down for a few days before the derby to limit the pressure for the kids.  This year they dumped 30 fish from 5-9 pounds and 20 over 9 pounds to get the kids blood pumping.  The day of the derby 5 of the 5-9 pounders caught but no over 9 were.