WHAT ARE THE LAKE CONDITIONS LIKE ?
1. The calmest surface hours on the lake are most usually between 7 and 10:00 a.m. and again, between 4 and 7:00 p.m. (Also, usually the best fishing hours). Winds typically vary in all directions through the middle of the day. To minimize wind effect, always travel into or with the wind, or pull in close to the shore where the wind is coming from. Get off the lake immediately if whitecaps begin to form. 2. Thunder may soon be followed by lightning. Get off the lake if you hear thunder, especially if the sky darkens near Round Mountain and the back north end of the lake. 3. The deepest parts of the lake are extremely cold. DO NOT go swimming out of the boat here at the risk of hypothermia and capsizing.
