Which Lakes Are Best For Fly Fishing?

[jshipman23]

Which lakes at the Busch Area are best for bass fly fishing?

[Muddler4]

I’ve been fishing fly out there off and on for over 20 years and I can’t really say any lakes stand out much above or below the rest. I’ve had above average days on a number of lakes but a trend making one “the lake” has never developed. So I fish it a bit in the Spring. After that those lakes are getting pounded pretty hard by the masses about every day and may not be worth a whole lot of time invested.

Look for fly rod friendly lakes. Most have a sizable dam you can cast from but some don’t have a lot of open shoreline beside the dam, some do. Catch and release lakes like 16 and 31 are pretty fly friendly and if the Bass are not cooperating, the Bluegill and Green Sunfish almost always are. Of course you can rent a Jon boat for minimal $$$ on some lakes.

Bottom line..…Spring and enough open shore to make it worthwhile. Might be a surprise Catfish or Carp in it for you too. Maybe even a leftover Trout until the water hits 70.