Highland Lake

[okeefesloves2fish]

Thinking about fishing Highland Lake on Wednesday.. Anyone have any suggestions or going to be out that way?

[icewoman]

Fished there yesterday with a group of people and we didn't have much luck at all

[TommyT]

head towards the middle of the lake and find a drop off from approximately 5 feet deep to 20 feet deep.  We ran to flags all day on saturday.  Lots of pickerel and big bass and couple 14" browns.  No salmon, but people near us caught some.

[kevinmaine3]

ive fished it a few times. had good luck with brookies and browns.. also large mouth bass... from the carry in boat launch, up lake and to the left where it narrows down is a good area.. drops off quick... and up lake to the left  about 400yds there is a brook that dumps in..good jigging for trout there...

[mtaeagles15]

Am planning on fishing it tomorrow. How it parking at the carry in boat launch.

[Sinnian]

Am planning on fishing it tomorrow. How it parking at the carry in boat launch.

Get there EARLY 

[mtaeagles15]

is there any other where you can park and get onto the lake on a camp road or something,

[Sinnian]

is there any other where you can park and get onto the lake on a camp road or something,

There is a church by/on cottage road you can park at.  But, ya, you can park on a lot of the places on the road, just have to find a way to get onto the ice after.  There is a boat launch near the church though (different one then the carry on boat launch on Mast Road).

[mtaeagles15]

There is a church by/on cottage road you can park at.  But, ya, you can park on a lot of the places on the road, just have to find a way to get onto the ice after.  There is a boat launch near the church though (different one then the carry on boat launch on Mast Road).

thanks

[mtaeagles15]

where is that second boat launch located by the church. is easy to find. And could you take a snowmobile from the church to the boat launch

[Bottle_O_Moxie]

And could you take a snowmobile from the church to the boat launch

To keep the parking there from becoming a problem, just be courteous and remember that the church parking lot is used for church services.  These folks arrive later in the morning and might not wish to have the spots blocked with trucks and trailers.  Wouldn't hurt to dash inside and toss some money in the collection plate to keep the relationship smooth.   

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[mtaeagles15]

well i wont be getting there till at least noon time, because of a sports thing. so i dont think it should be a problem with the church crowd.

[GasBlaster]

oh man what a mess .   Deep deep snow and big old slush holes everywhere .  If you saw someone coming across the lake with a 4x4 wheeler towing a jag 440 through all that mess out there it was me .   You got to love the tire chains when the lake is like that .   Still had a fun day

[highlife09]

Fished it last year around this time from my buddies camp on the north side.  He wanted to stay out in front of the camp which we did and had very slow fishing.  I've since heard from someone who owns a camp on the south side that most people fish in and around some narrows by exposed rocks in front of his place.  I'll check but I'm pretty certain his camp is on Cottage Rd which was noted in a previous post.

[fishon--fishoff]

I have fished there a few times and did verry well on the salmon...you should have a good time

[Skimmah]

I used to fish there alot when I lived in Portland. Great fishing had alot of fun.