Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski
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It's full of largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish. Every year someone pulls a 7 or 8 pound bass out of the lake. It's not unusual for 2 or 3 guys to go out in a boat and fish for 2-3 hours and catch 30-40 fish (most in the 1-2 pound range). The night my daughter took the photo, the two of us were fishing by ourselves and we caught 15 bass in an hour and a half.
About 5 years ago someone asked to put some baby spoonbill in the lake claiming they were going to come back and harvest them after they'd grown up to collect their caviar. It's never happened so we also have some giant spoonbill (3-4 feet long) in the lake. Apparently they're like whales and only eat small plant-like material in the water, so you'll never catch them on a rod and reel. You can, however, take them with a bow using a bowfishing setup with your archery rig. I've never tried it, but it's supposed to be a lot of fun.
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