Lake Meridith and Land Type
Hi Joe,
I don't currently fish Lake Meridith very much, but may fish it more in the future. The lake has dropped drastically in the last couple of years. A few years ago it was very difficult to fish with spinning equipment in a lot of areas because it is in a deep valley with steep banks. With a fly rod it was almost impossible to fish in much of the area.
The lake can be fished from a boat, but the lake is long, deep (at least it used to be), and it runs from west south west to east north east in a deep valley with steep banks. Since we have fairly high winds in our area fairly often, and storms can come up quickly, the lake has a deserved reputation as being dangerous to be on in a small boat because of very large waves that can come up very very quickly.
It is now down a lot, and so there are flat areas that can be fished.
Normally I fish a very small private lake, because it is a lot more like the water I like to fish, very much like a large pond. The water is clearer, and there are weeds and cattails in the water. In the past the lake had a boat that could be used, but that has not been the case. It like Meridith is very difficult to fish from the bank, so if I was going to fish it I needed to buy a canoe or jon boat.
I finally gave up and recently bought a jon boat. Currently, as time permits, I am setting it up so I can fish it. It needs oar locks (I use oars), a "Joe Hyde" set of anchors, and a way to tie off a stringer or fish basket.
The Texas panhandle is very much like the country I grew up in, ie: far Northwest Kansas about 15 miles from Nebraska and very roughly 55 miles from Colorado. It is very dry here.
Regards,
Gandolf