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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: huntnfmly on April 15, 2011, 05:00:22 PM

Title: sun lakes
Post by: huntnfmly on April 15, 2011, 05:00:22 PM: my girls and i are staying at sun lakes resort middle of june and wondering if anyone has any tips for fishing there?thanks
jim
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Post by: Alchase on April 15, 2011, 05:10:11 PM: Fish at blue lake just down the road.
Just kidding, there will be tons of PWCs on Sunlakes, but if you can get to the leftside (southside?) there is a large are where you can get away from the crowds and fish from shore.
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Post by: huntnfmly on April 15, 2011, 05:15:51 PM: thanks for the info we are going to rent one of their row boats for the day should be fun
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Post by: nanum on April 15, 2011, 10:53:18 PM: Go to Dry Falls
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Post by: HornHoarder on April 16, 2011, 10:44:22 AM: I camped and fished there as a kid. I remember catching lots of nice perch. Rowboat+jig/worm= fish on. Good luck.
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Post by: DeerHarvester on April 17, 2011, 05:26:39 AM: Just make sure you go to Costco and buy a pallet of Mosquito repellent.
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Post by: Guy on April 17, 2011, 07:09:01 PM: Are the raccoons still bad there? They were a pain a few years ago when I camped there last. It'll be hot in June.

Fishing can be good....
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Post by: DeerHarvester on April 18, 2011, 12:36:38 AM: Never had a problem with raccoons, but the Goose *censored* is a problem if you like to walk on the beach.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 18, 2011, 05:22:26 AM: Prepare to see a fair amount of people
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Post by: spookgus on April 18, 2011, 09:45:57 AM: Yes there will be other people, PWC, mosquitoes, snakes, raccoons, goose droppings, poison oak and probably high temperatures and some wind. But it will still be more fun than staying home. Bump this thread a few days before you head out and maybe we can give you some fishing reports. Banks Lake is just up the hill and the folks at Big Wally's could probably head you in the right direction to put the girls on some panfish. If you rent a boat don't forget the PFDs. I will send you some Blue and Park lake tips in a PM.
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Post by: Alchase on April 18, 2011, 12:37:22 PM: Quote from: DeerHarvester on April 18, 2011, 12:36:38 AM
Never had a problem with raccoons, but the Goose *censored* is a problem if you like to walk on the beach.

Definatley allot of goose poop, we ended up with a bad case of swimmers itch. Lots of deer, we did not have problems with racoons though. Thunderstorms mad things a little interesting, lol.
There are so many PWCs and skiers I can't imagine trying the fish in a small boat. Blue down the road has better fishing, banks up the road might also produce more fish.
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Post by: Curly on April 18, 2011, 12:47:27 PM: Dry Falls used to be really good fishing. We used to stay at Sun Lakes State Park and then take the short drive up to Dry Falls and put in the row boat and troll flatfish around and catch browns and rainbows. This was back in the 80's though and I've heard the fishing has gone downhill latlely......but maybe it's worth a try again. ???
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Post by: jackelope on April 18, 2011, 01:00:23 PM: Dry Falls is single barbless no bait.
The Sun Lakes chain area is one of the most fun areas in the state to spend a weekend in the sun kicking back and doing some fishing. All those lakes along there have fish in them. Park Lake, the one at Sun Lakes Resort and Sun Lakes state park will likely be loaded with planters still at that time and should be a ton of fun to fish. Blue Lake up the road seems to get the most boat traffic.
Dry Falls gets pounded with fly fishermen but is still a cool place to fish as long as you don't want to use bait. There's a little lake on the way in to Dry Falls, I think it's called Perch Lake, it also has fish.
Yes there's racoons and a fair amount of buzzworms. Awesome scenery and fun times though.
I've seen the northern lights from sun lakes state park.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 18, 2011, 01:20:13 PM: Just what kind of mushrooms were you on when you saw them??? :chuckle:
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Post by: Panic Minnow on April 19, 2011, 10:13:19 AM: We are also camping there in August (hotter than heck), and will be doing fishing and waterskiing a bit. Hopefully the wife does not freak out with the mosquitos, and no way am I going to mention the swimmers itch....
Snakes will be good, cause the kids and I can go catch some like last year in Brewster.
Has anyone fished all the little ponds for bass at all? Smallies and largies I imagine.
Really looking forward to this vacation.
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Post by: goosewhacker on April 19, 2011, 11:45:39 AM: We stayed at the Cove on Park Lake last June, and are going back again in June this year. The biggest fish caught was a 26" 8 lb brown. We also caught 4 rainbow between 3-4 lbs ea, and 3 tiger trout that went about 3 lbs each. The kids all had a great time-we fished off the dock there using bluegill strips as bait off the bottom. I'd post picks if I could figure out how to get them off of FB. The Cove is a great place to stay.