Quotes by Rick Lorson

“It was a good move, considering bass are structure oriented and bait fish wind up around bridge piers. Also, shade comes into play, and flow takes place there.”

“The bass are in there. The big ones just werent biting. The fishery is better than what it appeared to be.”

“But the strongest factor by far is water temperature. If the temperature drops, walleye activity will slow along with it.”

“All we need is a couple of pre-spawn fish over 12 inches. Weve had difficulty getting them from other sources.”

“Both performed well, in terms of angler trips per acre and angler trips per trout.”

“We dont want to move away from opening day because weve found that 10 times the number of people fish opening day than any other time of year.”

“On our waters in the southwest, we can expect good fishing up to Memorial Day, whereas in the southeast, its usually only good to the middle of May.”

“With fewer trout to stock, everything will be less. Well need to do a better job with the waters we have. We have to look at the best opportunities for using fish and getting them to where anglers are.”

“I think, overall, the fishing is pretty good. But theyre not as easy to catch as the pike are.”

“Its definitely a destination water. People will drive a long way to get there. And, aesthetically, its tough to beat.”