funny you should mention badger, i fished there saturday afternoon and found it to be much clearer and full of active fish.

i'm sure the algae & taste thing are related to the lake depth. i was just browsing some of the topo maps on washingtonlakes.com's website and liberty & newman max out at 30ft deep, whereas badger goes over 100.

any other deeper lakes you recommend? i guess i'll swap my bigger boat for my 12' aluminum and hit chapman after the regular season ends, i see it has 100+ depths too.

thanks for replying!