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By: franzjmartin
Posted: 4/24/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Weather was clearing up so I loaded up the boat and gear and headed to Cottage Lake Park. The Dock was full and I could see fish being caught. I launched and noticed a half a dozen boats also on the...
By: jchengj
Posted: 4/26/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake at around 10:30am, trolling hot shot 70 on my pontoon boat near the fishing dock.
Action was nonstop for 40 minutes, and all of a sudden it just stopped. I packed up at around noon an...
By: cohokiller666
Posted: 5/6/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
started at about 9:30 am and went till 10:45 am. Got my limit of 5 fish on powerbait pink, and fluorescent yellow. good day want to go again!
By: nwflycaster
Posted: 6/6/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/3/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This was my third trip to Cottage lake in as many weeks. The first two trips I would have given a 5 to both days with about 12 - 15 fish per hour catch rate staying a couple of hours each trip. This t...
By: Segachtek
Posted: 7/21/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/21/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Noticed that it was cooler than normal and overcast, so I headed over to Cottage lake around 10am, later than I normally would bother. A few other people on the dock, not many fish coming up (a small ...
By: alxtm
Posted: 10/30/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Cottage for the last time this year before it closes. It has been a good lake for myself and my little one there and this weekend was pretty good.
We went there at around 8:30 am and there wa...
By: pnutbutterpirate
Posted: 4/29/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Was in a float tube, tried trolling with a red/silver dick nite and fly fishing with an orange stimulator. Both got strikes but I couldn't land a single fish! Actually hooked a couple on the dick nite...
By: jchengj
Posted: 4/29/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Back to my favorite lake for the first time this year, I waited a day hoping it will be less crowded but I was wrong :D
There are boats, kayaks and tubes everywhere, but it was nothing compared to th...
By: alxtm
Posted: 5/5/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/4/2018
Hot Spots: 0
After a stressful day at work, i just had to relax and decided to do some late afternoon fishing with my son.
We went to Cottage because it is the closest to our home and started fishing at about 5...
By: ultrapipe
Posted: 6/15/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/15/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake around 7:30 AM and dropped in. Caught a tagged derby fish in the first 30 minutes, had other nibbles but didn't land anymore. The gentleman next to me on the dock limited out in about ...
By: alxtm
Posted: 6/16/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/16/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I usually do well on Cottage, but today was hard. Saw fish jump all around me but my lures and spoons were not attracting much. Had a few bumps and 2 hooked fish. The main issue is that i caught a rel...
By: alxtm
Posted: 6/23/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/23/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Cottage to practice fly fishing (it is a lot harder than it look!!) and ended up catching a few trolling and bottom fishing.
I caught 5, but all of them had scars again, same as i found the p...
By: gdabbs
Posted: 6/1/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/31/2015
Hot Spots: 2
Started around 2:00 PM. Nothing hitting on worms or marshmallows except the occasional brim. Started trolling around 4:30 with green wedding ring at ~10-15 ft. . Got a quick hit with a decent 10 inch...
By: Heatherlyfish
Posted: 9/8/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/7/2015
Hot Spots: 3
I decided to hit cottage lake. I was hoping to go to the river but no waders yet. Also I did not get up as early as hoped so this nearby lake was perfect. I arrived a little before 7 am and inflated ...
By: Snowky64
Posted: 4/27/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Great day at cottage lake. Caught 5 over 18 inches and 30 total today in 2.5 hours with my better half. All catch and release.
By: Snowky64
Posted: 4/27/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Good first day on cottage for myself and better half. Started at 11am and fished until 1. Caught 30 and 5 over 18 inches. Catch and release
By: Chumknuckle
Posted: 5/9/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/9/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Went out early to the closest lake to my home and was able to limit out from shore in 90 minutes with red and rainbow power bait three feet off the bottom. Beautiful weather at dawn and a great day to...
By: tylermaster195
Posted: 7/19/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Me and my friend went to the dock on the northside. I used a 2 hook and bait method and let it soak on the bottom. My friend got a bird nest right after I casted. I set my rod on the dock and helped h...
By: 6.5lbsbass
Posted: 7/26/2009
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
me and my dad got up at about 5:55 am and got on the water just after 7 am. we fished with almost everything in our tackle box. when we reached a certain spot on the lake, i threw out a red and black...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/28/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Cottage lake mid to late afternoon from a boat. Caught a few small (6 inches) bass on a black spinner. Near the pads on the east end caught a few nice perch and a crappie. Missed a nice strike ...
By: Swandazi
Posted: 6/26/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/26/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fished between 1 and 6:30 no hookups, used mainly topwater stuff like sliders and poppers, then switched to using a purple worm, no hits on that either, i cruised around the shallows just hoping to se...
By: fishnislife
Posted: 8/5/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Caught 5 bass in 4 hours of fishing. Nothing of great size but still a great time with friends. Weather was perfect and conditions were right. Saw bigger bass but they weren't taken anything we offere...
By: Bigbass Dez
Posted: 5/26/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/26/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Well Hello again Bass guys and fellow fishermen.. As i stated i would, i went back to cottage lake to give it go ..All i got to say is " Mr four pounder is back" !! ..I fished the entire lakes shoreli...
By: Bigbass Dez
Posted: 5/27/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/26/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Just wanted to add my pics from cottage lake .. the first one is the 4 pounder and 2nd pic this the 3 pounder... Read my report from this lake if you haven't already .. HAPPY HOOKING !!
By: Bigbass Dez
Posted: 5/28/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Hey there again Bass guys and fellow fisherman..Well i was on the way to Joy Lake this morning when something told to just go back to cottage . Well started out in the pontoon @ 6am . ..This was a str...
