Lake Profiles
Shallow and ‘stumpy,’ Fletcher offers solid bass fishery in Alpena/Montmorency counties
Fletcher Pond, also known as Fletcher Floodwaters, has become a dependable destination for anglers in northeast Michigan.
Known for its shallow, stump-filled, roughly 9,000-acre body that provides excellent habitat for largemouth bass, northern pike,
Clear Fork Reservoir tabbed as a top bass lake in Ohio
“It’s a great largemouth lake,” Kinter said. “Especially for size. There are good numbers of 20-plus-inch fish out there, particularly in the springtime. In the spring, you’ll get those big females with eggs in them
Lily Lake is a place where big northern pike roam in northeast Pennsylvania
I was in a tug of war with a fish. A war that I could lose at any second if the fish used its sharp, fang-like teeth.
We went back and forth for some
Itchin’ for a brawl? Meet Lake Alexander’s bass, muskies in central Minnesota
When fishing experts use words such as stable, consistent, reliable, and productive to describe a lake, you can be confident that it’s full of fish-catching opportunities.
Such is the case with Lake Alexander, one
DNR tackles ‘slow growing’ male muskies in Lake McMaster from Knox County, Ill.
A muskie captured by the Illinois DNR during a spring trap net survey turned out to be a good history lesson for fisheries biologists and anglers alike.
The 2024 sampling – the last recorded
Mansfield Creek: Two trout waters in one for New York’s Cattaraugus County anglers
Mansfield Creek is probably best known as a tributary to the South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek.
But maybe it shouldn’t be. The fact is Mansfield Creek holds its own as a solid trout-fishing option
Lake Ripley a popular destination for south-central Wisconsin anglers
The Jefferson County DNR fisheries team ran a comprehensive survey on Lake Ripley in 2023 using a variety of sampling methods to assess the status of the northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, and panfish populations
You can hang your hat on Blackwater Lake’s bass fishery near Longville, Minn.
Blackwater Lake near Longville is just 771 acres in size, but when it comes to spots to fish for bass in this neck of the woods, it has to be near the top of any
Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake a trout opportunity in Iowa’s Story County
Iowa’s Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake is a 137-acre body of water that offers anglers a chance to catch trout throughout the year in Story County.
The DNR notes in its latest fishing report
