Went out afternoon on Memorial Day, handful of fisherman out.  Landed this 19" LM beauty 2.4 lbs on second cast and also a nice 21" Pike.  Not bad for my second outing ever on this lake as I am new to the area.  Excited to get out on a boat once the marina opens!

Those notorious "Gravel pit seasonal fluctuations" have reached a record high at Three Oaks in the wake of recent rains.

Marina building is now mostly in the lake. Bridge under water. Not much swimming beach left.

Fishing: Good! 

Water level is high.  The bridge out to the island is partially underwater.  Lower areas are underwater.  The path to the NW side is mostly out of the water.  A few places are under.  

Fished the NE shoreline for a couple of hours today.  Lots of other fishermen there.  Water is still clear.  I didn't catch anything.  Only saw 1 small LM landed and talked to some folks who caught a small Pike and a small LM.  I saw a decent LM cruising the shallows, but he wouldn't take anything. 

Probably will try the North West side next time.  

Water is higher than ever.

Coupla more inches and it will be over the threshold of the corner restroom in the marina building.

Fishing: Good!

Gravel pits water fluctuates quite often due to springs opening up. Once the water pressure subsides they return to normal pools.

We got there at 6:30 a.m. and landed our first fish around 10.  

Fishman1, congrats to your son on his solid catches!  What time was this about if you don't mind?

Got most of our strikes in the SE corner on ledges.  Seen a huge cat. My son Rey caught this smallie on a crawler slip float rig.  It was his largest species. 

With regard to the rising water at Three Oaks; While I don't pretend to have all the answers, it is possibly a change in the water table and/or part of a larger cycle.

When, and at what level it will top out is the big question.

Let's hope the city of Crystal Lake is working on it.

I'll be making my 1st trip out to TOR late July-early August. Wife and kiddo are going to Poland to visit family so I took that week off (hall pass!) to do nothing but fish and play golf.