What lakes...

...have you had your boat to?

I figured this would be a cool thread, I feel like I remember a 'favorite lakes' thread a while ago.

So, the list of lakes I've had my boat in are as follows:

Michigan:
Cass Lake, Waterford (home lake)
Pontiac Lake, Waterford
Orchard Lake, West Bloomfield
Elizabeth Lake, West Bloomfield
Torch Lake, Bellaire


Canada:
Lake Huron, Grand Bend



I think if I (a) didn't keep my boat on the water, and (b) had a dedicated tow vehicle I'd probably havea much longer list, but its just so much nicer not having to trailer every time we want to use it!

Just Whitefish lake near Parry Sound ontario. Own a cottage up there so she sits on one lake all the time (were in a comitted relationship lol)

Indiana
Prairie Creek Reservoir (home lake)
Brookville Lake
Salamonie Reservoir
Mississinewa Reservoir
Patoka Lake
coming soon...Lake Tippecanoe

Kentucky
Lake Barkley

Only been to two lakes

Enid Lake, Mississippi

Cecil Harden Lake, Indiana (Home lake)

Texas:
Lake Somerville
Lake Travis
Lake Marble Falls
Lake Buchanon
Lake Dunlap
Canyon Lake
Fayette County Lake
Lake Amista
Lake Conroe
Clear Lake
Lake Belton
Lake Livingston
Lake Whitney
Brazos River
San Bernard River (home)
San Jacinto River
Colorado River
Dickinson Bayou

Lac aux sables (Sands Lake) (I just bought a 32 foots RV located right on the border of that lake. we are sleeping there for the first time next weekend )
Lac-des-Piles

St-Maurice River

Saint-Jospeh Lake

St-Laurent River

Our local river we hit up twice a week.
Fox River, Wrightstown, WI

Berry Lake Shawano, WI (I wouldn't go again)


Legend Lake, Shawano, WI Awesome Time


Lake Winnebago depending on wind it can be nice


Lac Du Lune, Land O Lakes, WI my personal heaven!

I live in Oregon and we really do not have lakes we have reservoirs even if they are called lakes in their names.
The places I have been too are not in any order
Lake of the woods
Detroit lake
Dextor reservoir
Fall creek reservoir
Fern ridge reservoir
Lookout point reservoir
Cougar reservoir
Willamette River
Lake Billy Chinook

skiyaker- What are your thoughts on Patoka Lake? Is it a good ski lake? How's the water temp and clarity?
It would be about 3-3.5 hrs from me and I have researched it online.
Thanks.

patoka lake is pretty typical of other Indiana Reservoirs- I don't like it as well as Brookville but I'm partial because I grew up going to Brookville every weekend. We were there on memorial day weekend so it was packed but since we were on a houseboat we were able to get out on it early enough to get a ski in before everybody else showed up (it got busy about 10 AM). The marina there rents floating cabins and houseboats plus they have several campgrounds. The marina is only about 10 minutes from the casino in French Lick. It has a few protected areas so wind chop wouldn't usually be an issue and I think Monroe draws some of the boat traffic away- but still on a weekend you better get up early if you want to ski! Water temp over memorial day was high 70s/low 80s, it wasn't very clear (? maybe a few feet) but the water was clean. If you go grab a lake map because it has a few random sand bars and islands out in the middle.

Washington:
Long Lake (Lake Spokane)
Loon Lake
Columbia River
Lake Roosevelt
Banks Lake

Idaho:
Lake Coeur d'Alene
Priest Lake

Florida
Lake Tarpon
Lake Padget
Saxon Lake
Lake Harris
Lake Louisa
E Lake Padget

and the Clearmount chain of lakes
Lake minnehaha
Lake Palatlakaha
Lake Hiawatha
Lake Minneola
Lake susan
Lake Lousia
Cresent Lake
Cook Lake
Cherry Lake


Georgia
Lake Lanier
Lake Sinclair
Flint River

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Originally Posted by ian ashton

...have you had your boat to?

I figured this would be a cool thread, I feel like I remember a 'favorite lakes' thread a while ago.

So, the list of lakes I've had my boat in are as follows:

Michigan:
Cass Lake, Waterford (home lake)
Pontiac Lake, Waterford
Orchard Lake, West Bloomfield
Elizabeth Lake, West Bloomfield
Torch Lake, Bellaire


Canada:
Lake Huron, Grand Bend



I think if I (a) didn't keep my boat on the water, and (b) had a dedicated tow vehicle I'd probably havea much longer list, but its just so much nicer not having to trailer every time we want to use it!

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Michigan:
Elizabeth Lake, Waterford (home lake)
Cass Lake, Waterford
Union Lake, West Bloomfield
Orchard Lake, West Bloomfield
Whitmore Lake
Belleville Lake
Higgins Lake, Roscommon
Tittabawassee River, Gladwin
Lake Erie via Detroit River, Trenton (ouch... Not fun)

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Originally Posted by Ed G

With all the braggin Stacy is doing, I got a question...

Do you mean what lakes have we taken our MOOMBA's in or any old boat?

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Corrected that to where my Moomba's have gotten wet

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Originally Posted by moombadaze

Corrected that to where my Moomba's have gotten wet

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brag a little more and add Lake Lanier & Lake Sinclair

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Originally Posted by wolfeman131

brag a little more and add Lake Lanier & Lake Sinclair

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Done, thanks

I think i'll get the tie for the shortest list....

Idaho:
Lucky peak
Lake Lowell

many other lakes and resevoirs around here that are relatively close, but it's so hard to justify the gas when peak is only 15 miles or so from my front door, has improved campsites only accessible by boat each with it's own dock(keeps the wannabe boat owners away), and a full service marina.

Arkansas
Lake Chicot (home)
Lake Ouachita
Lake DeGray
Lake Norfork

Missouri
Table Rock Lake

Louisiana
Lake Bruin

Only got it this year.

Lake Seminole at the end of the Flint River
Lake Sinclair

Ceasars Creek & Indian Lake in Ohio
Dale Hollow Lake in KY & TN
Center Hill Lake in TN
Laurel Lake in KY

Washington State
Tiger Lake (Belfair)
Lake Stevens
Lake Goodwin, (Stanwood) home town
Lake Entiat
Lake Curlew (republic)

Hmmm.... some impressive lists... mine are mostly Utah lakes, but I do have a few nice ones.

Pineview Reservoir - Utah
Bear Lake - Utah/Idaho
Lake Jordanelle - Utah
Deer Creek - Utah
Yuba Lake - Utah
Sand Hollow - Utah
Flaming Gorge - Utah/Wyoming
Lake Powell - Utah/Arizona
Lake Havasu - Arizona

My ATF is Lake Powell. You feel like you have stepped into another planet when you go down the water and the canyon walls jut out about 250-300 ft. I would like to take a trip to Lake Tahoe but the water is almost always in the mid to high 60's so I don't see much point in travelling 8 hrs one way for that.

Here is my list from WI. We mostly boat on Okauchee Lake, but are able to rack up a lot on the Eagle River chain (largest fresh water chain in the world) and the Minocqua chain in one day of boating. We will be adding to this list within the next 4 weeks!

Okauchee Lake
Lake Tomahawk
Kawaguesaga lake
Lac La Belle
Lake Minocqua
Cranberry Lake
Catfish Lake
Eagle Lake
Scattering Rice Lake
Otter Lake
Yellow Birch Lake
Pewaukee Lake
Mid Lake
Green Lake
Ashippun Lake
Pine Lake
Nagawicka Lake

Georiga
Lake Lanier
Lake Nottely (Home)

Alabama:
Neely Henry Lake/Coosa River - Test Drive When I bought it..

Mississippi:
Ross Barnett reservoir/Pearl River
Eagle Lake

New York:
Conesus lake
Keuka Lake
Canandaigua Lake
Honeoye Lake

Keuka is your fav, right;)

where you been...?

Joe
Keuka does rate high!
Been traveling lots lately.
Need to get over that way soon.

Lake Merwin - reservoir
Yale Lake - reservoir
Williamette River - a little scary with traffic and sandbars

Georgia/South Carolina,Lake Hartwell

Ontario, Canada
Rice Lake
Belwood Lake

First year with our Moomba and so far we've been on:
Washington State
Lake Goodwin (Home Lake)
Big Lake
Lake Campbell
Park Lake
Banks Lake
Lake Entiat (this weekend)