I went to Fourth of July intending to flyfish from shore (bad idea). The weeds have really taken over! Very difficult to fish with any fly that sinks more than a couple of feet. I think I will wait until the ice melts, then take my pontoon boat out there and attempt to get away from the weeds. I fished this lake two months ago in December, but I had to row about 3/4 mile to get out of the weeds. I fished for an hour and a half that day and caught 6 'bows, 5 of which were in the 18" range.