Lake Profiles
Visit Canoe Creek Lake for muskies, bass, panfish in Pennsylvania’s Blair County
Marketing promises aside, all too often gizmos promising to capably handle many jobs rarely do any well. They reaffirm the truth that, outside of Lone Ranger reruns, silver bullets are rare.
Canoe Creek Lake
Wabana Lake: Structure aplenty … and lots of bass in Minnesota’s Itasca County
For a first-time visitor, Itasca County’s Wabana Lake could appear a bit intimidating, which is understandable. After all, it’s a large, deep body of water, consisting of numerous sunken islands, holes, bays, points, and turns
Illinois’ Citizens Lake in Warren County in steady recovery, hybrid crappies in DNR spotlight
Two hybrid crappies and eight black crappies were collected by Illinois DNR in its 2024 fall survey of Citizens Lake. Meanwhile, the agency stocked 500 hybrids from the Banner Marsh Rearing Ponds in late October.<br
Batavia Kill a Catskills trout stream worth a visit in New York’s Greene County
It’s clearly not the best known trout water in the Catskills region, which is exactly why a visit to the Batavia Kill might be in order.
Angling pressure will likely be lighter on the
Lac Vieux Desert’s history extends beyond good fishing in Vilas County, Wis.
Most people know Lac Vieux Desert stands as the headwaters of the 430-mile Wisconsin River. What most people may not know is that this area was being explored in the 1600s. The first map of
Sea Gull, a cold shield lake, delivers multi-species action in Minnesota’s Cook County
Sea Gull Lake is located at the end of the Gunflint Trail in the heart of Minnesota’s canoe country. This 3,958-acre Cook County fishery, and its Canadian Shield-like setting, is well known for providing excellent
Walleyes and smallies are the top draw on Michigan’s Walloon Lake
With robust walleye and smallmouth bass populations, a good northern pike fishery, and an on-and-off perch fishery, Walloon Lake has a good bit of diversity for anglers upon which to test their skills.
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Berlin Lake in Ohio is big water with fish of all stripes available
Berlin Lake in northeast Ohio is unique in many respects, and the fishing here offers a smorgasbord of species.
The 3,278-acre lake is one of a handful of inland lakes in Ohio where walleyes
Meadow Grounds Lake is back, better than ever in Pennsylvania’s Fulton County
When the lake was drained, a fish-salvage operation was conducted so stockings were needed to bring the lake back to its former status. First a moratorium on harvest was placed on the water, and then
