Summer Lake

Mrduckman · 06-25-2003, 07:58 PM

Is there any ifishers that go to summer lake on opening day? I used to go every year but I have missed the last couple of years and now I am being coaxed into going again. I like it for the entertainment value!!!
DM

skein · 06-25-2003, 08:11 PM

I've never hunted Summer Lake. I usually go down to Warner Wetlands for the opener, but last year didn't go because of the drought. I suspect this will be a bad year as well. Summer Lake always sounded like Bouy 10 to me. :grin:

Skein

Mrduckman · 06-25-2003, 08:25 PM

Skein, It is buoy 10 squared. I took my hunting partner 3 years ago(Northriver1) and he will never go back again so he says. Maybe we should have an Ifish gathering this year and maybe I can get him to go. We always manage few ducks and geese and a few adult beverages.

DM

nrcamo · 06-27-2003, 12:17 PM

Howdy guys. i will have been hunting summer lake for 40 years this coming season, and it gets a little more crowded every year. The usual place i go opening weekend, i haven't hunted for the last three openers because of over crowding. 33 shooters around me openening day and i never even fired a shot. that aside, it's still lots of fun with all the people there.

northriver1 · 06-27-2003, 01:16 PM

Don't ask, I am not going back to Summer Lake until they clean up the sky busting, and they call themselves hunters.

nrcamo · 06-27-2003, 01:55 PM

Hey Northriver1, don't quit on a great place. Skip opening weekend and then go. Lot's of room to spread out. You can watch the skybusters from long range while you get your limit.

GutshotApe · 06-27-2003, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by skein:
I've never hunted Summer Lake. I usually go down to Warner Wetlands for the opener, but last year didn't go because of the drought. I suspect this will be a bad year as well. Summer Lake always sounded like Bouy 10 to me.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">You nailed it. My huntin' partner and I went there a few years back...arrived friday evening in time for the DU barbeque...but after seeing the crowds and looking over our fellow hunters, we left and went on over to the Warner Valley. I can still remember one group of three there at Summer Lk, definitely "Portland hunters", all 3 wearing ball caps emblazened with "**** Happens". Not around me it doesn't, if I can help it. While the lakes were full, we didn't get limits over at Warner...we got a few, I think...but we didn't have to worry about being strafed and we didn't have any skybusters nearby.

Does not look good for the Warner Lakes this year...was over there 3 weeks ago...drought still in full force & effect. Lakes either dried up or reduced to shallow pans with 100 yds of bare alkali between water's edge and any cover.

I still hunt Summer Lk occasionally but not on opening weekend.