From what I have seen on this lake it is overfished for lakers. Overfished meaning that a lot of the fish that are caught by anglers are kept and taken home. I think catch and release on this lake for a few years would produce great quality and more quantity of fish. This is only my personal opinion and by no means am I a fisheries biologist. I know there are local people that catch fish to eat for their families, I have even kept one fish to eat from the lake. Good luck, let us know how you do.