Rush Lake, Chisago County, Minnesota,

West Rush Lake is my home, and a large part of my livelihood!  I have lived on the lake for the past 18 years, and have watched it cycle through high and low water levels, great and lousy fishing, and huge pressure, low pressure.  This year we seem to be experiencing some of all of the above!  The fishing for walleye and sunfish is holding at levels I have not seen in at lease 5 years, and as co-owner of the local bait store, my sources are not just in my family!  The lake, unfortunately, is dropping like a spilled bowl, with it impossible to get boats off the lifts far to early in the season.  Last year by August, my 18 foot jet boat would not come off, and watching my neighbor yesterday getting their pontoon on, would guess without a monsoon, they are done for as well.  Funny how the two seem to dovetail, low water, good fishing.  Just an uneducated observation.  With temps expected to be in the 90s again for the next 4 days, we can expect lots of recreational water sports, personal watercraft and fisherpeople with umbrellas and bimini tops. As for this girl, I will be out with the buyers who seem to be also searching the lake for some  long term relief from the heat, their own cabin or lakehome near the water!