Oct 03 2014
Mark Levock
Fingerling
Member Since :
2009
Number of Posts :
80
Member Clint Whitlock and I stayed overnight in the lodge 10/2, fished PM at Lower Hart and AM this morning on Upper Hart.
The lodge is perfect for multiple people, lots of open space, couches, beds, Sat TV and AC. No complaints with the place. We started to fish Lower Hart around 4pm - We were dodging severe T-storms until about 5:30 and then perfect weather the rest of the night. We didn't catch any huge fish, but the numbers were good - We probably put 20 in the boat - no havest fish. This morning we fished Upper Hart. 48 degrees to start fishing, water was 70, warming up to 73. Fishing was slow with the post front, but we still managed to catch 12 or so - no harvest. The biggest of the day was approx. 6 pounds by me. I was dragging a white tiny jig behind the boat looking for some crappie, took about 5 minutes or so to land on a ultralight and two pound test. Both of our phones were dead by now, no pics of fish.
This is an awesome property, both of Hart Lakes are in perfect condition, maybe a foot low, but great water condition - Plenty of timber, lilly's, mats and open water/deep water . We used all kinds of lures and had no issues.
This is a very easy drive from Frisco, even for a day trip - Fully suggest a trip there - Didn't get a chance to meet the landowner.
Two Questons: Could we get some better property maps for the roads on the property? There is no way we would have found Lower Hart in the dark. It was not bad in the daylight, but members will have a challenge if they are planning to fish an AM and have never been there before.
Second Question - How do you get to the lake right behind the lodge? It looks like barb fence all around this - I did not see any roads or places to make a path - Didn't want to tear up the property. It looks like a nice lake and can bank fish around the whole thing - Just didn't see access other then crawling through fences!
Steve - Great addition to the club properties.
ML
Posted By: Mark Levock
Oct 03 2014
Phillip D. Chapin
Slot Fish
Member Since :
2005
Number of Posts :
227
the only way we got to the lake at the lodge was to walk down to it.. only walked down and fished a little while staying there , but caught some.. i understand you mentioning about marking the lakes a little better.. we arrived really early one morn first time there and in dark its tough.. didnt have trouble finding twins, but did have trouble with Hart i believe it was.. didnt know if we should go through the last gate or continue on down trail.. well we continued on and had to U turn which wasnt easy.. still worth the trip.. just tough for first timers.. i had noted in a past post that when going there and no matter if your just fishing a lake, be sure to use THE LODGE or THE GATE as your coordinants if your gonna get there by GPS.. we logged in the lake we were gonna fish and GPS tried to take us WAY around a back road that dead ended and never got us there.. had to pull out the trusty paper map to find the gate.. oh those first trips in the dark sometimes in unfamiliar places