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Offline Meppsfan

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Highland Lake Derby
« on: Oct 21, 2009, 06:35 PM »
Anyone fish this derby before? Have a summer home up there and always pass the signs for the ice fishing derby. Just curious if it's anything special.
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #1 on: Oct 22, 2009, 03:10 PM »
what highland lake the one in washington ?
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #2 on: Oct 22, 2009, 06:53 PM »
yeah washington stoddard
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #3 on: Oct 22, 2009, 07:02 PM »
Quote from: Meppsfan on Oct 22, 2009, 06:53 PM
yeah washington stoddard
One of the members of our BassClub lives on the lake near the ramp(or one of em). We had a 2 day tourney (softwater) there every year. Some big largemouths , one of the guys pulled a 7,8 outta there during a tourney.
Use to be 3 ponds b4 they dammed it up. Probably a good hardwater place, has smallies too.
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #4 on: Oct 22, 2009, 08:08 PM »
I always see these flyers on vally rd in washington promoting it. I hope its fish and game approved, it would make for a fun hardwater spot.
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #5 on: Oct 22, 2009, 09:17 PM »
yea it is a good time theres big crappie in that lake as well as nice pickeral and some good bass we have two derbies in washington that one and the one for the whole town both are always a good time let me know and ill meet you out there on my snowmobile its a 2mile ride for me
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #6 on: Oct 22, 2009, 09:37 PM »
Do you know the entry fee and the prize structure?
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #7 on: Oct 22, 2009, 09:42 PM »
i dont remember the entry fee but normally they have an auger or bobhouse for the longest or heaviest fish and tons of other little prizes the actual washington derby has all kinds of prizes i havent done the highland lake one in forever i actually won heaviest fish at the washington derby last year and got a gps and tackle box any prize for catching a fish is a good one
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #8 on: Oct 22, 2009, 09:49 PM »
Sounds like a good time. Any info as far as dates and entry times when you hear about them of course would be much appreciated see you out there.
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #9 on: Oct 23, 2009, 04:18 PM »
Quote from: Meppsfan on Oct 22, 2009, 09:49 PM
Sounds like a good time. Any info as far as dates and entry times when you hear about them of course would be much appreciated see you out there.
Yes ,ditto that, please keep us  NH ShantyFolk informed!
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #10 on: Oct 23, 2009, 04:29 PM »
must be a interesting place to ice fish.....real shallow with a mean depth of only 6 feet....i have bass fished the place a few times and caught a few nice largies and smallies.......
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #11 on: Oct 23, 2009, 04:38 PM »
Quote from: jibbs on Oct 23, 2009, 04:29 PM
must be a interesting place to ice fish.....real shallow with a mean depth of only 6 feet....i have bass fished the place a few times and caught a few nice largies and smallies.......
Was three smaller ponds before the dam was built , incorporating them into one. Took 3rd place with a mixed limit of smallies and large during club tournament there years ago. I spent most of my time in what used to be the "middle pond" .
Lil deeper than the other ends. I liked that ya can go grab coffee and donuts at the dock/store and be  back fishing in no time. Hopefully they stay open in the winter too!
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #12 on: Oct 23, 2009, 05:09 PM »
bassranger and i are in charge of putting together the schedule for next year.....i have highland on my list as a place to fish with our club...i like the place.....lots of cover, stumps, pads, etc......real big as well......over 680 acres...lots of room to fish
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #13 on: Oct 23, 2009, 05:24 PM »
Is the Highland Derby the same as the Washington Derby where all lakes and Ponds in Washington are included?
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #14 on: Oct 23, 2009, 06:25 PM »
No they are two different derbies. Highland Derby is put on by the highland lakes association and the prizes are usually gift certicates....I think Home Depot usually 100 for first. Washington is all legal water in washington. they usually have prizes, and more categories. Highland is pretty small derby.
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #15 on: Oct 23, 2009, 06:57 PM »
yea the highland used to be bigger i thought the washington derby is deffinatly the better one tho we have a ton of ponds in this little town
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #16 on: Oct 23, 2009, 07:01 PM »
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #17 on: Oct 25, 2009, 10:26 AM »
Looks great.  For $10.00 you can't beat it. 
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #18 on: Oct 25, 2009, 06:17 PM »
They do lower the level of the lake in the winter. Which in my mind would eliminate about a 1/3 of the fishery, seeing as it's so shallow. I could see this as being a fantastic hardwater destination. Be it largemouth, rock bass, white and yellow perch, and maybe a pickeral or two. Hopefully we will see everyone up there for this derby, and maybe get a little a side pot goin ;) for the ice shanty members.
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #19 on: Oct 27, 2009, 03:34 PM »
i might try to make it.....i use to do the tour back in the day, but lost interest with all the crowds and bullying for fishing spots......
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Re: Highland Lake Derby
« Reply #20 on: Oct 30, 2009, 05:17 PM »
Quote from: jibbs on Oct 23, 2009, 05:09 PM
bassranger and i are in charge of putting together the schedule for next year.....i have highland on my list as a place to fish with our club...i like the place.....lots of cover, stumps, pads, etc......real big as well......over 680 acres...lots of room to fish
Let me know when ya plan on prefishin, I`ll hook ya up with a decent spot in the mid pond area.
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