Somerset Lake

How is this place? I know back in 06 or even 07 they did a major hurting on the lake by putting christmas trees in and something happened and it kinda went dead for a while. Anyone doing any good out there? I'm throwing up a bounch of places in my mind to fish this weekend since it's to be pretty nice. I know what's in there and have read the region report on the fish comm site, but wasn't sure if anyone could give me some "firsthand" insight.

thnx

Maybe I was misinformed lol, I haven't fished there in a few years... So maybe head there this weekend...

Can anyone tell me what kind of fish to expect in this lake? 

Thanks was thinking about driving down to fish it just wanted to know if it is worth the drive.

haha maybe ill have to hit Loyalhanna lake to pick up some of them Loyalhanna steelheads

Great more pukking driving all over just to go where I like to fish

I haven't caught any so far this year but I usually catch a couple a year. Forgot about them when the other poster asked what fish are in there.

ORIGINAL: Mags00

Didn't head there was at Donegal most the weekend got 6 small bass 2 white crappie 1 stocker rainbow and about 150 bluegill/sunfish/pumpkinseed this weekend.

Any size to the bluegills?

Does anyone do any musky fishing up there I fished it a couple weeks ago and raised a mid 30 incher and lost a mid 40. Was happy with that considering the water was murky water clairity wwas about a foot

I don't fish it for muskies but about 3 weeks ago a young fellow I talked to while crappie fishing said he landed a 40 inch one on his ultralight outfit and released it earlier that morning. The bad part is the next day there was a dead 40 inch one floating in the same area. I didn't personally see the landing but I could see a dead fish near shore and fellows I know said they measured the fish and that is what it was.

Yea I wish he had kept it if that's the way it ended up. I have no problem with anyone keeping a legal fish but I'm not sure I'd keep a muskie no matter how large it was unless I knew it was not going to make it. Big ones seem to me to be a treasure. A dang pike I would filet in a minute no matter how big, as long as it was legal. Hate the dang things.

The lake is the same as it's been all week. Visibility of 1 1/2 feet is good for Somerset. Seven or 8 years ago you couldn't tell what kind of fish you had hooked till it was rolling on the surface. Now you can at least get a look at them before they surface. It has been awful slow fishing for me all week after a great day last thursday.

Have been catching a few channel cats while after walleye.

Anyone know if they got any rain up there today planning on going in the morning would hate to drive 2 hours for nothing

I have fished somerset 2 times for musky with no fish in the boat had a few follows and 2 hookup. Weeds are too thick and water clairity i poor. And everyone was looking at me like i was doing something wrong talked to a local said i was the first musky fishermen he has ever seen can't be good.

The water temp is on the warmer side of things, clarity just had a ton of rain dump down so