May try and go fish Purtis Saturday if weather allows! Anybody no what the lake looks like with all the rain we've had?

As of yesterday it was over pool and the boat ramp and day use area was closed.
You can launch on the west side of the damn, the water is very stained north of mid lake or before.

Thanks for the info! May wait a week! The state Park is the only place I've ever launched!

You will still be in the state park, the entire lake is state park. The launch on the west side of the damn is a easy launch. You can also call the Rangers at the office for a update.

I might make a trip out the 24th or 25th to check Purtis and Athens out.

I am headed to Purtis for the weekend. We won't get there until late tonight but we are staying through Sunday. Has the water settled down any from earlier in the week? How has the fishing been this year?

Also, I talked to a guy who says they have removed some of the carp. Is there any grass coming back?

The Wife and I May hit it Sat. morning and fish till the storms show up! I haven't fished purtis in years ,but it was a great bass lake back then and its a no wake lake!

No Grass, and still to many Grass Carp.
So far I've not talked to anyone that has been catching this year, but that can change at anytime.

That's not good! Hopefully I'll break the chain Saturday!

I'll be there Saturday and if all goes well ill be camping and hitting up coffee mills Sunday morning. If anyone can offer advice on what lures I should throw around I'd appreciate it.

Flukes and any jerk Bates use to be good! But it's been a few years that for purtis

we are headed to camp on the 24th for 3 days. Can you guys keep us posted on what the water looks like. Hate to drive that far and wife and kids be disappointed. m=May just head over to lake ivie if purtis creek is muddy.

Anybody go this weekend? How was it?

The Wife and I went Sunday and it was tuff! The grass and adrilla is gone lol ! Water was a goldish color and 78 to 80 deg.
The Wife caught one 2 to 2 1/2 lb and me skunked. I hade mostly light colored plastics and you need dark like red shad. Good structure and Depth in the lake! The day before a person told me there was a 10 and two 8s caught off of a white hollow frog!

I heard from another friend that was out there. He caught his first frog bass there this weekend and said he missed several blow ups. I've got to dust off the frogs. Thanks for the report!