Thought I would throw up a quick report for those who are thinking about hitting LNL. Been there several times since the stockings with limited results. Water clarity is around 8” or less. No jig bites. I have only caught 3 trout on bait, mouse tails in bright colors and it has been pretty slow for most. Some multi+ fish stringers for those putting in time. Launch ramp and concession stand areas seem to be productive with the areas in between producing fish.

It seems that most of the trout eating birds have descended on the lake and probably taking a toll on the smaller 1-2lb fish. Crazy the amount of white pelicans and cormorants chasing/eating trout. Seems like a smaller number of larger trout stocked would make more sense to limit the predation and improve the fishing, if limited to 1K stockings, but what do I know.