There are quite a few good lakes round here, even though I'm more of an offshore fisherman myself(one of the things I miss since I have started living up here). I think that would be better off in the spring though, depending on if we are able to get this one going, spring thru fall would be a good time to do a fishing get together. I'm hoping to be able to get a pontoon boat by spring/summer this coming year depending on how finances work out and how my little projects for my truck end up going. Normandy dam(which should be not to bad of a drive from you) and Piercy Priest Lake are the ones that I try to go to the most.