Heading down there in couple weeks.

[Slingblade]

This lake has been on my radar for awhile.  Going to be there 16th, 17th, and 18th to check it out.  The MDC says there's Musky and Walleye in there but I never see anyone talking about them?  I'd like to see what the locals say.  Also someone says the lake was killed about 4 years ago?  Is that true?  Just trying to gain some information before the trip.  Thanks for your time.

[MOPanfisher]

Yep there are musky and walleye both, also LM bass, a rapidly growing population of small white bass, and crappie.  

[Ketchup]

The lake has a good population of musky for these parts of the nation.  The walleye are catchable if you know how to fish for them. The lake had a good population of white bass a few years ago. We would have 100 fish days often up river during the spawn.  The bass fishing is as good as anywhere. Lots of quality fish if you know where to look for that time of year.  Good luck on your trip. 

[MOPanfisher]

As I went to work this morning there was a school of small whites busting shad out in front of the dam.

[Slingblade]

Thanks folks.  This is kind of a quick look.  When my old partner was alive we fished the snot out of Stockton.  Nice lake too.  But that was during the 90's.  Used to stay at Oleans Trail.  My wife and I went up sometime after the Y2K and we got infested with flees.  Cost me a pretty penny to get them out of the house when we got back.  Haven't been down there since.

[pomm muskie]

we caught forty white bass on fri night and then twenty on sat morning with one at 17 inches.   two walley last weekend with one at 23 inches and one 17 inches.  Trolling small spinners with keel weights in wheatland area and martin flats....  good luck

[Ranger520vx]

Crappie have been good on main lake brush piles in 15 to 24 fow using 1/24 oz. jigs in white with glitter and shad colors. I caught 15 Saturday morning and me and a buddy of mine caught 25 Sunday morning.Haven't really bass fished in a few weeks but plan on leaving the crappie alone and doing some bass fishing in the morning will let you know how that goes.

[DADAKOTA]

12 hours ago, Slingblade said:

Thanks folks.  This is kind of a quick look.  When my old partner was alive we fished the snot out of Stockton.  Nice lake too.  But that was during the 90's.  Used to stay at Oleans Trail.  My wife and I went up sometime after the Y2K and we got infested with flees.  Cost me a pretty penny to get them out of the house when we got back.  Haven't been down there since.

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