Quote Originally Posted by bird down View Post
I totally agree. The lake is so fortunate to be high with a lot of cover this year. Even with the great spawn It want pay those dividends until 3 or 4 years down the road. I'm crossing my fingers that the next few springs will be just as high. I also agree with Rees that butla is a tough place to catch fish. If any of u have ever fished wildcat its almost the same. The fish are finicky, always on the move, and not everybody can catch them. I also agree that the fish may not be as easily caught with all the hiding places in the thick weeds. But, on the flip side of that. I have caught fish on butla for several years under all these circumstances whether its a tough lake or not. As for the thick weeds its the same at Enid right now. Last summer the lake never reached 240. There is 8 ft tall weeds from water valley landing all the way to wildcat. On my last 8 trips there I have averaged 15 fish per trip. The weeds make it tough no doubt but the fish are there.

I am not going to argue about this anymore because I do not have a biology degree and I have not electro shocked the lake. But the fish are not there.
Last year most all folks griped and raised heck about how Sardis had basically turned into a lake with no keepers and how terrible the lake was. This year the lake has possibly been the best lake in the United States as it has been handing out limits like Obama does free cell phones. Wont be long before this changes again and everyone starts griping about how the lake was raped and it will never be the same again. Crappie fishing goes in cycles. Last year to quote many of you guys butla was like shooting fish in a barrel but that barrel is just a little larger this year. Wont be long till Butla is good again (couple of months in my opinion) and all will be well in the world again. Heck, the bottom is fixing to fall out of the MS here shortly and we are all fixing to have some excellent oxbow fishing if we choose.