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Lake Saugahatchee in Opelika?
#1786785
07/15/16 05:20 PM
07/15/16 05:20 PM
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 52,068 Round ‘bout there
Clem
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Any of you guys fish Lake Saug here where the RTJ course is located? Looks fantastic with all the shallow water, grass, rocks and such.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Lake Saugahatchee in Opelika?
[Re: Clem]
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07/16/16 05:18 PM
07/16/16 05:18 PM
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Clem
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Holy crap. Three hundred bucks to fish a publicly-owned lake?
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Lake Saugahatchee in Opelika?
[Re: Clem]
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07/18/16 10:49 AM
07/18/16 10:49 AM
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Clem
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Walking over the bridge at the RTJ course I stopped on both sides to look down the banks. They looked great inasmuch as for throwing swimjigs, spinnerbaits, frogs, etc. But I never saw the first minnow flitting around, any bluegills, no signs of life at all. Nada. Even walking around the course, no fish busting, jumping, minnows/shad schooling, nothing. Didn't see anything around the pilings at the pumphouse mid-bridge, either, like bluegills around them. Even with high sun you'd think there would be some in the shade. Nada.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Lake Saugahatchee in Opelika?
[Re: Clem]
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07/18/16 10:49 AM
07/18/16 10:49 AM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,231 Central Alabama
Yelp softly
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,231
Central Alabama
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Wow, it's gone up quite a bit. I fished it a little when I was in school there. This was probably around 1999-2001. I never caught much of anything out there despite how good it looks. I spent more time on Lake Martin.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
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Re: Lake Saugahatchee in Opelika?
[Re: Clem]
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10/02/16 09:23 PM
10/02/16 09:23 PM
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Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 7,653 Lee County
RCHRR
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 7,653
Lee County
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If you are an Opelika resident and have city water the permit is $50 that's for fishing and boat permit and you do purchase it at the water board department. Now for out of city residents the price is steep. I buy one every year and they run from October to October.
If you fish it you'd better get one because the game warden frequents the place a good bit.
Last edited by RCHRR; 10/02/16 09:24 PM.
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Re: Lake Saugahatchee in Opelika?
[Re: JoshNich]
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10/10/16 10:05 AM
10/10/16 10:05 AM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,712 Opelika ,AL
bwhunter
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Opelika ,AL
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Don't waste your time! I saw the lake while playing RTJ and honestly thought about quitting right then and there because it looked like it was loaded. The next day I went and purchased a permit at the Opelika courthouse. Why you can't purchse the thing at the water department, which is right by the lake, baffels me. I probably fished around fifteen to twenty days over the next two months (Mar&Apr), with horrible results. I averaged one bass a day, caught five once, and struck often. Save your money! I live within a mile of it and quit fishing it a couple years ago. I had good luck with the crappie in the spring but otherwise it was pretty bad. In the summer, I'd be lucky to catch more than a couple of bass each trip. I did see some big alligators which was pretty cool. I fished it on and off for about four years and it wasn't worth the paying for the permits. I do see people pulling boats down Veterans all the time so somebody must know how to catch fish there.
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Re: Lake Saugahatchee in Opelika?
[Re: Clem]
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10/10/16 10:42 AM
10/10/16 10:42 AM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 31,681 Slidell, La
perchjerker
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 31,681
Slidell, La
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You guys live close to some of the best BIG BASS fishing in the Country, I speak of Eufaula. really the whole Hooch below Columbus has big bass. the corp keeps screwing with water levels and closing areas to protect species. Funny how they only close areas i love ! LOL I caught a 13.4 in Riverbend many yrs ago and many 7-8 since. I saw one in Riverbend bedding on a stump that looked over 15. i didn't mess with it because i had a BFL next day. It was gone the next morning. you snooze, you loose. stay safe
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