The "Good Old Days"

[Jig-fisher]

Great write up and pictures. My dad grew up in Huntsville so as a child and teenager we spent a lot of time up in that area hunting and fishing. Pineview was always fun because you never knew what you were going to catch. One memorable spring morning were fishing near to where middle fork runs into the lake with small jigs, worms and the like. A breeze was blowing into the shoreline and the fish of all types were there. Crappie, bullheads, carp, and a great largemouth bass were all caught. Then as the sun started to dip, a some big trout started slamming our crappie jigs. They were all around 18" and full of fight. My dad was with us and grew quite nostalgic. He said that big trout like this were common years ago and he didn't think that any were left in the lake.

I have not fished a few of the lakes you mentioned in your write up. But seeing first hand the state of the management of Pineview over the years has been disappointing.