One and only time i fished hovey was back in the late 1960 and then for crappie. then moved out of the area, moved back into the area in the 90's and was told the crappie fishing at Hovey was no more. Never got a clear answer as to what happed other than some said , "oil well's resulted in pollution into the lake", i.e. excessive salt levels. All I can say is, that is one of the lakes that was a good fishery back in the 60's.