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FALL HOURS: 9am TO 6pm DAILY

Report Date: 5/12/2025

Boat ramps are now OPEN!

North Shore will be opening for the season on April 15 through October 31, 2025 from a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset daily.

Witcher’s Cove is open for the season Saturdays and Sundays ONLY from 6:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. through August 31, 2025.

Current Conditions: 

11 Mile has continued to fish decent, but you have to be in the right spot! We are still seeing some success along the south shorelines. Anglers utilizing watercraft have been having a little more success simply because they can access a lot of different areas of the lake. The west flats and drop offs on the south east side of the lake have been consistent and we have seen some great fish being caught in the mile right now.

Pike- The pike bite has been a little better from Shore. Move your flies a bit slower right now. This should get better as the water temperatures warm a little.

Hatches:

We are seeing the large spring chironomids hatching now! This is a great time to target these huge midges on our area stillwater. A static indicator system is deadly to fish these with 2 or even 3 different chironomids. Scuds, leeches, and even eggs are all good patterns to focus on.

Tactics:

Move around. We are seeing productive zones change frequently. Dont be opposed to exploring different parts of the lake right now.

Tips:

Dodge the wind! Really pay attention to the wind forecasts and plan your day around that. While we do want a little bit of wind and chop on the lake, it can quickly become too much up here. The wind happens fast!

Weather:

Short Term-  We will remain very warm (for this time of year) through Tuesday. Temps will be in the mid to upper 60's and quiet. Wednesday will be warm still but extremely windy. Temps will remain very nice through this coming weekend. Although rain chances are pretty low, we cant rule out a rogue storm rolling through. Low temps are still cool but things are warming up quickly each day.

Long Term-  Towards the latter part of this coming weekend, we will see some weather disturbances start to move through the area. Precipitation chances will increase significantly on Sunday evening, and remain on the higher side into next week. Temps wont be cold enough for snow, but we could see some good rain and thunderstorms roll through this area. We should start to see run off here soon. Past that, its really hard to say... Long range forecasts are still predicting a dry and warm end of spring/start to summer. Lets hope thats not the case...

NOW BOOKING STILLWATER TRIPS FOR SPRING 2025. WE ARE FILLING UP FAST!

This is an area we offer guided fly fishing  trips. Angler's Covey is home to some of the best and most passionate anglers in the area.  Ice off can be one of the most exciting times of the year to fish stillwater. If you would like to try your hand at  stillwater fly fishing, give us a call! You wont be disappointed.

• Simi leech, black, olive, size 12-16
• Egg patterns, peach, size 14-16
• Crystal chironomid, size 18
• Mini leech jig, black, green, sizes 14-16
• Jumbo Juju Chironomid, black, size 16
• Balanced leech, black/green, sizes 12-14

• N/A

• Dungeon, white/natural, size 4
• Double Gonga, yellow. Size 4
• Meat whistle, white or lighter, sizes 2-8

 NOW BOOKING STILLWATER FLY FISHING TRIPS FOR THE SEASON! BY BOAT, FLOAT TUBE, HOBIE KAYAKS, OR WALK/WADE. WE DO IT ALL!

This is an area we offer guided fly fishing trips. Angler's Covey is home to some of the best and most passionate stillwater experts in the area. If you have never tried Stillwater flyfishing, ice off is one of the best times to do it!