Lake Profiles
Bass, panfish in Minnesota’s Big Carnelian Lake solid if not spectacular
Sometimes, the name of a lake can be deceiving. Such is the case with Washington County’s Big Carnelian Lake. At just 457 acres, this fishery just north of Stillwater is anything but “big.”
But
Evergreen Lake’s saugeye continue to show growth in McLean County, Ill.
Regular anglers at Evergreen Lake are convinced the central Illinois body of water holds a new state record saugeye. The fact that the standing state record of 9.68 pounds was set in Evergreen 24 years
Balsam Lake Mountain features big-woods hunting and fishing in southeast New York
Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest gets a lot of attention from a variety of outdoor enthusiasts – campers, hikers, backpackers, cross-country skiers, canoeists, and hunters, anglers, and trappers.
But at about 13,500 acres, there’s
Peshtigo Flowage’s northern pike, panfish draw anglers to this northeast Wisconsin water
The Peshtigo Flowage is located in southern Marinette County in the city of Peshtigo. The flowage is mostly riverine, with numerous backwater channels. Anglers may launch at the landing in Peshtigo or in the Peshtigo
Crappies rise among the ranks of Ash Lake’s offerings in northeast Minnesota (new interactive map for readers)
If you head north on Highway 53 out of Orr for about 12 miles, you’ll drive right along the northeast corner of Ash Lake. Most anglers tend to drive right past Ash, putting it in
Diverse fishery awaits on Michigan’s largest inland lake
Roscommon County’s Houghton Lake is Michigan’s largest inland lake, with over 20,000 acres of surface water. The lake is approximately 7 1⁄2 miles long, 4 1⁄2 miles wide, and features over 30 miles of shoreline.<br
Ohio’s Pleasant Hill Lake good for saugeyes, smallmouth bass
Pleasant Hill Lake in northwest Ohio is an old lake, built during World War I as an impoundment of the Clear Fork of the Mohican River.
It is 785 acres of water that holds
These Pike County lakes hold lots of promise in northeastern Pennsylvania
The countryside that is now Promised Land State Park in Pike County looked anything like an Eden in 1902. More like a moonscape, maybe.
Once home to the Minsi Tribe of the Wolf Clan
Growing crappies, 50-inch muskie boosts Kinkaid Lake’s popularity in southern Illinois
Crappies and muskies continue to boom at one of the state’s most scenic and productive lakes.
A 50-inch muskie hooked by an angler last May at Kinkaid Lake topped the list of fish on
