Just got back from trying out Calling Lake and boy oh boy was the algae nasty... If you were thinking of going there you should probably rethink your plans...
I only fished the south shore from the boat launch over to Volkswagen Point so maybe the north and west shores weren't too bad but everywhere I fished was pretty disgusting.
This is what the better spots on the lake looked like where I fished.
This is when things started getting a bit uglier.
And this was on the way back after the wind had blown this nasty crap in from somewhere. Smelled like a lagoon and I felt bad having my kayak in this crap...
Fishing was slow as one would expect in a heavy bloom like this.
Another thing that was disgusting was that the fish cleaning station which was overflowing and obviously has been neglected for some time now...
Anyways, like I say you are probably better off going somewhere(anywhere) else if you were thinking of trying Calling in the near future.