Keystone Lake Drawdown

stopped out there today for a while.  water is down about 6-8 feet, not a drop of water flowing over the spillway.  along the campground side you can see all the fish cribs that the fish commission put in (now i know what i always get snagged on).  there are tons of big freshwater clams all over the place, the raccoons are probably having a feast.
 
i fished for about an hour, caught a small bass and a few gills.

here's the plan, http://fishandboat.com/water/habitat/mgmt_plans/lake/keystone_west.pdf
 
from what i've seen it would appear that they are adding more structure than is proposed on the map.  the park is using the opportunity to improve the handicap dock, launch and boat rental area.
 
ton of lead out there.  i walked from the launch to the beach and filled up two pockets just cleaning up fishing line.  

Really cracks me up to see how small the creek that feeds the lake really is. Maybe someone could post a recent pict.  sam

 

 
A couple shots from last week.

Thanks Chris for picking up the trash! I do that all of the time when I'm fishing; picking up lead, old line, cigarette packs etc... . I realize it's little more than "a drop in the bucket," buit it makes me feel better and if it inspires other to do the same, it's a good thing. Also thanks for the pictures! I really like the one of the water flowing under the bridge, what there is of it anyhow!

mr.crappie

I don't know if the DNR will map that structure they they are putting in & make it available to us  or not ,but now is the time to make the effort to take picts of it for future references. That should really make a difference for the boat fishermen & ice fishermen next year. This is the time to get out & help yourself while avoiding "cabin Fevor".   sam

here's the plan, http://fishandboat.com/water/habitat/mgmt_plans/lake/keystone_west.pdf
The hollow icons or blue description boxes are the new structure.  GPS coordinates too

Fished at Keystone State Park this afternoon, the lake is filling up,most of the structure is now covered,even the backwater is filling. Talked to a couple of workers & they said that they thought that they were done with the work there.I was the only one there,got a few hits,but missed them.  btw stopped at (6-buoys) for bait,they had nice wax-worms & minnows. 724-668-7488  sam

KSP was stocked with Tigers,they were put in to try to provide summer angler opportunities & to try to help control the panfish pop.This was the explanation one of the PFBC Commisioners gave us. I have seen small Musky swimming the shoreline trying to catch small fish. I also caught 2 tigers approx.14" a few years ago & 2 years ago watched a guy get a nice one up to the hole but lost it while ice-fishing. He was using a Trout for bait on a tip-up. PS  the state stocked trout at KSP & Northmoreland yesterday but both are ice-covered with about 1 1/2" of ice.  sam

I fished keystone today and brought the kids along. Only fished for an hour or so. I caught 2 beautiful rainbows both over 12 inches. First one was on a fathead from 6 bouys. The second was caught on a small blue fox flash spinner. The guys next to me seemed to be having some luck as well. Nice peacefull day to be out. The lake was about one-third open water with the rest being ice. Cant wait for the rest to thaw so i can take the canoe out and do some trolling.