Lake Jane

Went to Lake Jane this morning. Lake has got to be down at least 2 feet. All of the cement on the launch is out of the water. There is about a 1 ft deep hole after the cement, just large enough to get your boat floating, but not large enough to turn the boat around so the bow points toward the lake. Good thing I brought my knee high rubber boots. Buddy had to pull the trailer out from under the floating boat while I was in the water holding the boat back. After the hole the water is about 2-3 inches deep for about 20 feet. He had to be in the very front to push the boat thru the shallow area with an oar while I was along side of it trying to push it out. The back of the boat was plowing thru the muck. At one point I had to use the oar like a shovel to pull away the muck that was piling up behind the boat. Glad I thought ahead and flipped the transducer up before launching or it probably would have gotten wrecked. Took us almost 10 minutes to get out deep enough for the boat to float. I have a 1750 Fishhawk,but a smaller flat bottomed boat could get in easier. Once we got past that we were fine. Fishing was a little slow. We dragged soft plastics at about 12-16 feet deep at the weed edges and got 8 bass from 13-16 1/2″ and a 3 lb. northern in 3 hours of fishing. Getting back in was alot easier because we were able to come in bow first at about 3-4MPH. Still hung up some but was easier to pull the boat over it with a rope while I was on shore.
The launch wasn’t the only frustrating thing though, it is the people who don’t read the no wake until noon signs at the launch. At least 3 of the 5 boats that launched were running full throttle out there , and when you signal them to slow down they look at you like there is something wrong with you.
Stupid !!!!! Know the regulations on the lake before you take off from the launch.
I will not be going back there this summer unless we get alot of rain.

I was out there about a month ago, the water levels were horrid then. I can’t imaging them now.
I was amazed at the number of homeowners that were syphoning the lake water to water their yards.

Thanks for the update

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I was out there about a month ago,

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And you didn’t call me

I heard Jane was really in bad shape. DeMontreville is better….but also very very low. It’s impossible to get my boat into Olson through the channel now. We need a lot of rain.

Rootski

Yea,
I was on DeMontreville 2 weeks ago and didn’t even try to get thru to Olsen. At least the launch on DeMontreville is still useable, but there was a huge pile of sand & rock piled up near shore. Is that still there?

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there was a huge pile of sand & rock piled up near shore. Is that still there?

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Someone dug that out of the lake. There was a big pile of mud, sand, and class 5 near the end of the dock. There was only inches of water over the top of that pile so it was a prop killer if you didn’t know it was there. It was washed up by guys driving onto their trailers so of course it was in a very bad spot. It’s awkward climbing over it on shore but better than having it in the lake!

I’m starting to worry about winter kill. Olson is only 14-15 deep in most places, and even DeMontrveile doesn’t have that much deep water. The lower water means the sunlight hits more lake bottom, which grows more weeds. The weeds are good now but when they die off they take oxygen out of the water.

This is breaking my heart, that lake is one of my favorite places on Earth.

Rootski

Rootski,

I have to agree with you. I go there and to Jane several times every summer & fall. Have caught many 16-20″ bass from all 3 lakes. I would be a real shame if there was a large winter kill. Maybe the DNR will have to think real seriously about putting aerators in some of these shallow lakes thru the winter.