Calm waters and relaxing at Jewell County State Lake

July 8, 2021

Vaughn Sothman, Colby, and Matt Rorabaugh, Lebanon, fish from a jetty at Jewell County State Lake Sunday morning. They weren't catching many fish but were having a good time anyway.

By Mary Sawyer

Sunday morning Mark and I ventured to the Jewell County Lake to see how crowded it was on a holiday weekend. A few people were there fishing in the morning. One family group was there for the weekend. Vaughn Sothman, Colby, Kan., and Matt Rorabaugh, Lebanon, were fishing from the jetty with little luck. However, Cindy Sothman, Colby, caught a catfish while fishing from the bank.

Another couple, Landee and Scott Thyfault, Jamestown, were at the lake. Landee was fishing from her kayak while her husband fished from the bank under the shade of a tree. They were there only fo...

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