Other Waneta Lake question

[steelhead2]

Hey guys i was thinking about trying Waneta Lake this week.  I looked on google earth at the boat ramp.  Have any of you guys been there before?  And would it be a good spot to launch an 18 ft bass boat?  I seen a pic it kinda looked like a shallow mud hole lol.  

[bullwinkle]

It's a bit shallow and muddy in the channel between Waneta and Lamoka but we got an 18 foot Lund through last year and the water is probably higher this year

[steelhead2]

Would i be better of just using the foot controlled trolling motor til i got to the lake?  I dont wanna hurt my 150 hp out board lol

[NitroMusky]

My boat is similar to yours and i didn't even really need to trim up the OB yesterday. Water is high right now. Normally i just trim up. Trim up more if you see a brown propwash. Haven't used the TM in years, since i got comfortable with the channel

Edited June 16, 2013 by NitroMusky

[Clarkie]

It's been years since I put a boat in there, but other than being a little shallow and muddy, I don't remember any major goonies such as rocks or stumps as long as you stay in the center of the channel.

 

To be prudent, either use your electric or trim your outboard up as high as you can and still make progress..

 

It's only a couple hundred yards or so to the lake.

[Guppy35]

I launched a 18' bass boat from the Waneta ramp last weekend.  Like Nitro said, the water level is high right now.  All i did was trim up and it was fine.  If you are going to Waneta Lake the channel is much shorter and slightly deeper than the Lamoka channel.    If you decide to go to Lamoka i'd be a little more careful.

[steelhead2]

hey guys , thank you all!  I appreciate all of the replies and advice you have given me.  Any thing else i need to know about waneta?  Is there a speed limit or anything on the main lake? 

[Dick]

Waneta inn good food the new launches are busy and crowded on the weekend

[steelhead2]

Yea thats what i heard,  I think im going up friday.  Hopefully shouldnt be too bad.  Is there a launch at the Inn too??

[Dick]

no

[steelhead2]

Had a decent day out on Waneta today...  Caught a bunch of bass.  They are chunky out there.  Nothing real big maybe 2lbs was the biggest but boy they fight pretty good out there.   Couple Pickeral...   And the perch out there a NICE.  Wow wasnt expecting that.  No Muskellunge though lol.