my property backs up to shoreline drive i am not a member of the community but have all I need to gain access,,,,,,,,its tmo and always stained ...better know as wood haven shores behind the new kent airport right off of 60 just before rt,106
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my property backs up to shoreline drive i am not a member of the community but have all I need to gain access,,,,,,,,its tmo and always stained ...better know as wood haven shores behind the new kent airport right off of 60 just before rt,106
Never fished there, but would be happy to take an afternoon & explore it with you. Can you get a boat trailer in there, or would we need to hand launch my 12-footer?
they got a ramp cork..........
Any idea whether this is a real lake, or just a 12" deep mosquito-breeder put there as a backdrop to market expensive homes?
yeah its real you can google it and it old as well not so much real nice homes looks like older cottage style retreats that became a modern subdivision
LOL Slab, I completely did not see this thread when I posted about Woodhaven Shores.
Small world, what a coincidence that we both post about this small private lake at the same time lol
I just got access. I think you are supposed to have a home owners association sticker on your car to be able to launch/fish there. I have one that a home owner/friend of mine gave me.
I'll probably fish it tomorrow afternoon in my 12 footer.
Wow!! You two have just become my best friends. I grew up in and learned to fish in Woodahaven. I fell out of touch with the folks I used to know that lived there and haven't fished it in about 7 years. I mostly bass fished in those days so I cant tell ya much about the crappie population. The end of the lake by the Dam is about 22 feet at its deepest and the other two arms range from 10 to 3 feet deep. The ramp at Woodhaven beach is great for launching small jons but it is a short ramp with a steep drop (unless they fixed it) so 4x4 may be required to get a bigger boat in. I saw several guys get stuck with 2wd trucks when I was a kid. I used to put my 16 foot boat in there with no problems but I have not tried my 17 foot tracker. The bluegill population was excellent there when I was a kid. If ya want some fast action during the early bluegill spawn get ya a bucket of crickets and go to the spillway. That creek the lake feeds into used to be loaded with brim. Gimme a call if you guys find yourself with an empty seat. 433-8290
Will do man.
I didn't go today, I played soccer this morning and didn't really fancy the idea of going back out in the heat. I'll probably go after work sometime this week. I owe the guy who got me the passes a few trips first though.
BTW I saw your comments about topwater near the dam....that might come in handy one day :) Check you PM's
I didnt make it either had to rid myself of the james bug and check it out again,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hell its in my backyard to say....hit me up sometime we will hit it one eve......Frank
Went today.. Only stayed an hour....read on & you'll find out why.
I launched my kayak from the ramp around 5pm....ominous looking sky so I stayed near the ramp. Went directly across the lake and found some branches in the water. Started out promising as I hooked up within my 3rd cast, it was a smaller bass, jumped & got off. Then I found a nice blowdown and snagged on it....had a really hard time fighting the wind, it was blowing 20-30mph in gusts. I ended up breaking off my rod tip while trying to free it.
So that just amplified the anger surrounding fighting the wind. Started with rod #2 and felt a few rain drops so I went closer to the ramp. There was this teenage kid standing on the dock at the ramp dropping f-bombs into his cell phone as loud as he could. Mother F this, mother F that. Soon two other kids about his age showed up and they sat there on the dock while the original kid yelled into his cell phone that he was going to "kill your m f'n a$@#" to whoever was on the phone.
Finally I had enough and just went back to the truck.
I'll try again some other time.
O man I had some good times on that dock when I was a kid:D
Did it look like they made any improvements to the ramp? I know you can get a full size boat in there just don't know how much of a pain it is.
Sounds like a tough trip. Some people have no respect for others. Better luck next time.Quote:
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Blake
ekim I was out inthe back yesterday all day with the smoker's going dont recall all that wind but the lake is kinda open there at the ramp...I would suggest one of these poles and it has lots of options from dedocking to tip strength......
LOL yea I might need one of those.
Fishman, the dock looked fine from what I saw. The ramp looks like it's very short....They have posts on both back corners showing where the ramp ends. It's not very far back in the water. I don't think I'd launch anything bigger than a short jonboat in there, that's for sure.
I stopped by the swamp ends on my lunch break today and casted a bit. There's a good current coming via the culvert pipe from the swamp across the creek. No takers.
So far I've yet to catch a fish out of this lake.....but had lots of hits.
That means that they're in there... keep going and the catches will come. Good luck! :D:DQuote:
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Blake
Small bream?Quote:
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There is some deep water where those pipes dump into the lake. Usually can pick up a few LMB this time of year around there. At least you used to be able to.Quote:
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Yea I think so Corker. The only one that I even felt like I had a remotely decent hookset on turned out to be a small bass, about less than a lbs that threw the hook.Quote:
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cant say who but I seen some wall hangers that come outta there ....Quote:
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I hope you're right!
If the weather holds up this weekend I might make a Sunday afternoon trip