into the high 50s today but had to get out of the house. Bass are on the beds in the local lakes, so headed over to Western Lake. Western Lake is one of the Walton County Coastal Dune Lakes located about 18 miles east of Destin.
water does get into the lake at times. The water is tannic (tea) color but it remains relatively clear. I have heard there are redfish in it but I have never caught one. Lake Watch says it is around 215 acres in size. The water level appeared to be a little lower than from what I have seen before, down about a foot or so.
of water of water running between them. Today I fished only the western part, next to the town of Grayton Beach.
town of Grayton Beach. If you have ever been to the Red Bar, you can see the ramp from it. Grayton Beach is pretty empty right now, just a few snow birds and locals. Parking at the ramp is limited, maybe 3-4 vehicles max, but I was the only person using the ramp and on the lake today.
the beach. Started getting shallow as you turn the corner to the outlet and pretty soon bottomed out on the shoals. So turned around and headed up the east bank.
shore. It is covered with grass and drops off quickly to a few feet. Looked to be about 7' deep in the middle and water temperature was 57 F. Had no luck on deep running crank baits, worms, or spinner baits. I have heard that junebug, watermelon, green pumpkin were good colors for worm, but no luck today.
Small but fun. I have heard there are red fish in the lake but I have never caught one.
bank throwing on the docks and reeds but no luck. Pulled out around 4:00 pm. |
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Trip Report Western Lake 2014-2-27 |
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