Oct/Nov/Dec is the timing with Nov the prime month.

Some go in the spring just as it opens for the first week or so.



The late Jay Fair helped popularize this unique stillwater fishery.

Jay liked to travel the lake in a boat, then beach it at special places.

Then he waded fairly shallow casting and retrieving extremely slow.

For non-fly casters Jay trolled his own special setup with his flies.


I listen to him talk about fishing there and he had some good advice.


He and his son Glen liked a Sage 9' #6 line fly rod in a 2 piece model.

Jay liked 3 different fly lines:

1) A weight forward floating line when there was no wind.

2) A true Intermediate line (not transparent at all) that sinks at 0.5 ips for when there is some wind.

3) A clear or clear/green slow sinking line that sinks at around 2 ips.


Jay did not like blue bird weather.....he liked clouds and some wind.

He liked to go out extremely early.

His flies had a very little lead in them to help them sink a little.

He pushed the rod forward as he drew in the line then pulled back with the rod to move the fly.

He liked these rocky lava areas with scuds.

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Terry Thomas and friends have an annual trip there too.

I believe Terry goes in November.

He told me that the lake has filled up some lately and the tules are growing again.

Terry told me to mention Jay's Wiggle Nymphs in olive and in cinnamon..........................................


When the lake is fuller many would float tube on both sides of the tules and cast up to the edge like fishing for bass.