add any cover to your lake?

[stanfan]

Just spent the afternoon working on my pile of christmas trees I've collected so far. I got about 15 trees trimmed and placed in concrete buckets ready to drop in prime locations when the ice clears.

Anyone else working on improving their lake? What are you using or doing  to make it happen? Looking for tips.

[Daxed66]

Only tip I have to make sure you check your states DNR regulations/rules on makeing and/or dropping brush piles if the lake you plan on dropping them in is not a private lake.

Many states can and will stick you with a hefty fine if you are caught without the proper permits to drop brush piles.

[BassThumb]

That sounds like fun. I would love to do this, but it's illegal in MN. So I just bring a few cinderblocks with me once in a while and drop them on the weed edges. That'll have to do.

[stanfan]

We have a 100 acre private lake that has no grass cover due to the associations belief that grass carp = wonderful lake. It has some good fish but could be so much better. This makes three holidays straight I have been collecting and placing trees. Lots of work but is starting to pay off.

[dulouz]

A buddy and I fish in a private farm pond which recently received a bunch of grass carp.  I built a bunch of pvc structures and dropped them in various places.  We also have built some nice rock piles from field stones. 

[Scorcher214]

This year im gonna go to my fa spot and cut off a good sized branch and throw it in. Hopefully nobody will ever learn about it.

[Hamby]

This year im gonna go to my fa spot and cut off a good sized branch and throw it in. Hopefully nobody will ever learn about it.

Unlikely nobody will find it, but it's still a good idea.

[banned-for-spamming-0923874]

If there is any dead trees that you can fall in the water makes the best cover for bass you can get.  About 8 to 10 feet of water is best if you can get the tree in that deep. If you are able to cut a live tree a hardwood tree makes the best cover right away. Pine trees will make good cover after a few years in the water but at first bass will not use them because of the chemicals (pine tar) that leech on into the water.

[hookset on 3]

I've been fishing at a few private ponds for many years and I'm always dropping in dead branches or dead fall tree (bonus!).

In a farm pond with little wood cover, a couple of branches sunk on the right structure, creates a sure-fire spot on a spot location. 8-)

[Nice_Bass]

With 15 items to drop- i would make sure to gps all of them.  I tend to forget year to year. Also, if you are in one, dont put them in lakes your club fishes.  Always seems frowned upon...That is unless your are a tight knit bunch and share it with them- then they willl love the idea of you doing the work.

[Bluebasser86]

There is a spot at a local lake where the creek channel swings in very close to a long shallow point that drops off quickly from 6-7 feet to 10-12 feet. I dropped 4 large cedars off that point in various locations, on top of the flat, close to the end of the point, and off the end in the deep water. All I can say is it's amazing how many fish a single tree can hold when it's dropped in a spot like that!  8-)