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After wildcards post ... I think I want to take my son out there and try it. Who's up for a trip out? I am thinking of heading out there this saturday.
Since I have never been there, I will need some directions.
I will bring my digital camera and all my bass stuff. I will be teaching Ethan how to dropshot.
Anyone down for a trip?
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[cool][#0000ff]You can find good info and directions on this [url "http://www.divemagic.com/html/blue_lake_-_wendover__nevada.html"]DIVERS WEBSITE[/url][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Basically you get off exit 410 (I-80) in West Wendover. Go south to the intersection of the main drag and turn left at the stop sign. The next stop sign to the east is the junction of Highway 93 to Ely. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Go south on 93 about 16 miles. There is a long stretch of nothing. You will see some low hills to the east of the highway and a broad marshy valley. Just as you are going up the hill to the rocky hills you will see the Blue Lake sign on the right side of the road. You take the gravel road to the east. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That "road" is about 7 miles of washboard. It is passable by all vehicles, but will rattle your teeth if you stay in the worst parts. About 2/3 of the way there, the washboard is so deep that others have created a side road on the south side. It is much better on you and your vehicle, but be careful of the slope in some places.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are a couple of forks in the road, but if you stay on the most heavily traveled road, you will get there. Once you come to the steaming lakes, the first one or two are the bluegill ponds. Lots of small bluegills and tilapia. If you want to dropshot for bass, take the well travelled road to the left around to the big parking area on the mud flat. From there, you have to walk across the marsh on the "boardwalk" to reach the main lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Most of the lake is ringed with reeds. In many places the edge drops off several feet to the bottom. Many of the bass and tilapia hang along these edges. Most of the bigger bass are out in deeper water. That's where a good drop shotter has a shot at hooking a larger fish. You can walk the shoreline and cast your dropshot rig out into the deeper zones. In the right light, it is easy to see the varying contour of the lake bottom.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On some days the fish crowd along the shallower shoreline, but most of the bigger fish will be in 20 feet or more.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There is a long shallow channel leaving the lake at the southeast corner. Lots of fish hang out along that channel, but they are spooky and require long accurate casts. A real challenge for the hunter/angler. You can't tube it or wade it. You have to walk the marshy banks.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Good luck and watch out for the Blue Lake carp. They are thick on the weekends and they tend to cloud up the water a bit.[/#0000ff]
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