Withdrawl season

Yesterday marked the closing of the fishing season here at Fawcett Lake. It reopens for a portion of the lake on May 16, just in time for the long weekend. By then, with any luck, the ice should be pretty much long gone. Time to put the docks, boat hoists and boats back in the water for the all too short open water season.

In case some of you did not notice the changes made in the regulations for 2008, I shall repeat them again here. The only major change is that you are now allowed to keep three Walleye instead of two. The downside of this, if you want to call it that, is that they have increased the minimum size limit from 43cm (approx. 17") to 50cm (approx. 19 3/4").

If last years average catch was any indication, I don't think that this will effect the number of feeds I will have on these tasty morsels. I was having no trouble catching Walleye in the 20 to 24 inch range all through the summer of 2007.

Time to go and re-spool all the reals. Make sure that the tackle box is well stocked with my favorite jigs, crank baits and Lindy rigs.

Something tells me that the next month and a half is going to go by very slowly!

Welcome to the unofficial Fawcett Lake Blog

Thank you for stopping by. I have started this blog to share my experiences at my second home, Fawcett lake. I hope that other people will stop by and share their experiences as well in the comments. Although I will personally concentrate more on the fishing aspect here, I will also try to provide other information from around the lake and the community. As time permits I will add links to other sites that specifically deal with Fawcett Lake and area.

There is some development issues going on that I just may tackle here as well.

Stay tunned...