My son just went down last weekend for his first ever visit with a couple of friends who are all brand new newbies to trout fishing. Fishing from a rubber duckie and oars from the campground they only managed one keeper but got several other small ones and the usual many follow ups (spinning).
He said the weed was average in volume, but a local told him the weed dredge has just left the lake the day before.
I fully intend to get down there over January myself for a full lake explore in my Kayak :)