Lake Profiles
Want splake? Stocking bolsters popular fish on Avalon Lake in Michigan’s Montmorency County
The main requirements for a lake to support trout are that it must be deep and have oxygenated water in those depths. And that deep water must stay cool enough during the summer for trout
Lima Lake a quiet, small fishery in northwest Ohio
Lima Lake isn’t quite the place that anglers will place near the top of their list as a desired “fishing destination,” but if you happen to be in the Allen County area of Lima, the
Quebec Run Wild Area gives anglers a wilderness experience in Pennsylvania’s Fayette County
The Quebec Run Wild Area is a mountain wilderness that’s located in southern Fayette County. Rewarding angling experiences are possible here at Big Sandy Creek and at the Wilderness Trout Water section of Quebec Run.<br
Spider Lake’s watery web hosts plenty of panfish, largemouths in Minnesota’s Hubbard County
The somewhat long path to the public access on Hubbard County’s Spider Lake can be an interesting jaunt. It’s basically a one-way road, just wide enough for a single vehicle, which means if you meet
Catfish continue to emerge in Lake Murphysboro from Jackson County, Ill.
It’s rarely among the small group of Illinois lakes boasting about its big flathead catfish, but Lake Murphysboro may soon enjoy a day when catfishermen around the state say, “Let’s try to find a monster
Queechy Lake: Stocked trout, and plenty of largemouths in New York’s Columbia County
And the water quality and temperature – the lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet – allow some of the trout that survive the early-season fishing pressure to hold over. Reports of catching browns
Enterprise Lake in Wisconsin’s Langlade County offers little bit of everything
The DNR’s Langlade County fisheries team ran a fyke net survey on Enterprise Lake last April and May targeting the adult walleye and muskellunge populations, then also ran a one-night electrofishing survey last May to
Minnesota’s Little Jessie Lake in Itasca County is worth the stop for smallmouth
There are a lot of lakes in Itasca County, so a system such as Little Jessie Lake near Deer River often gets lost in the shuffle. But the lack of angler attention to Little Jessie
Michigan has a healthy, diverse fishery in Newaygo County’s Pickerel Lake
“Despite having issues with stunting in the past, the panfish populations of Pickerel Lake currently exhibit good size-structure… Native predator species like largemouth bass and northern pike were well-represented in the catch and showed satisfactory
