Lake Profiles
Acton may be one of the better bass lakes in Ohio
Though the saugeye fishery is a relatively new offering at Acton Lake in southwest Ohio, the largemouth bass population is not.
Bass are well-established at this 592-acre lake that at least one fishery biologist
Lake Nessmuk is a great little lake for ’gills, ’seeds in Pennsylvania’s Tioga County
Even if you go slowly, you probably can walk the circumference of Lake Nessmuk in under 15 minutes.
At only 60 acres, this somewhat oval-shaped impoundment in Tioga County is just not that big.
Rice Lake brings pleasure to anglers in the Paynesville area of Minnesota
In and around the central part of the state, it’s no secret that Rice Lake near Paynesville is one of the most productive and popular fishing lakes in Stearns County.
Walleyes favored at Fox Chain’s Pistakee Lake in Illinois
DNR’s reports on the Chain do not typically specify individual lakes, but Pistakee’s varied depths and populations of walleyes, white bass, and channel catfish attracts many. Although the lake’s average depth is only six feet,
Bear Lake has big fish in an overlooked, small package in New York’s Chautauqua County
It’s probably no surprise that Bear Lake is often overlooked as a quality angling destination in Chautauqua County.
After all, at the other end of the county is the massive (13,156-acre), hourglass-shaped Chautauqua Lake,
Taking closer look at Pool 8 walleyes, saugers, smallies in Wisconsin’s La Crosse County
The Wisconsin DNR fisheries team out of La Crosse routinely surveys the pools on the Mississippi River, as do their compatriots across the river in Minnesota. The DNR team recently took a look at Pool
Spring Lake has arrived as a destination for walleye anglers in Minnesota’s Scott County
There’s a long history of panfish, bass, and pike fishing on Spring Lake in Scott County. But during the past decade or so, one could argue that its walleye-catching opportunities have become its calling card.
Quality and variety abounds on Lake Independence in Michigan’s Marquette County
Michigan’s record yellow perch – a whopping 21-inch, 3-pound 12-ouncer – was caught in Lake Independence in the Upper Peninsula’s Marquette County by George Slutter back in 1947. That record stands today, 77 years later.<br
Redear sunfish, largemouth bass highlight Mogadore Reservoir in Portage County, Ohio
Mogadore Reservoir in northeast Ohio sticks out like a sore thumb – in a good way.
There’s not a lot of development around the 1,000-acre lake and the development that is there sits back
