Lake Profiles
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
Saugeyes top the chart at northeast Ohio’s Atwood Lake
Atwood Lake in northeast Ohio is one of those places that the ODNR Division of Wildlife points to when talking about its saugeye stocking program.
Atwood is one eight lakes in Ohio that is
Ice or none, Hamilton Lake in Pennsylvania’s Tioga County has trout fishing now
It wouldn’t be fair to call Hamilton Lake near Wellsboro unloved. Tioga County does a good job of maintaining it and the park around it for the benefit of local residents, and the Pennsylvania Fish
Stalker Lake anglers in Minnesota’s Otter Tail County pursue largemouth bass and panfish
Otter Tail County’s Stalker Lake is loaded with submerged vegetation, bulrushes, and wild rice stands, all of which provide ideal spawning and fish-holding habitat for its largemouth bass and panfish.
Dutchman Lake 8-pounder proof of largemouth growth in this southern Illinois water
Reigniting Dutchman Lake’s channel catfish has been a goal of the Illinois DNR, as the agency stocked 1,500 of the fish in 2023. That stocking featured channel cats in the 4- to 7-inch range, providing
Hemlock Lake in New York isn’t your typical Finger Lake
For starters, it’s one of the smallest of the 11 Finger Lakes at 1,800 acres. Honeoye Lake is just slightly smaller, and nearby Canadice Lake is the smallest at a mere 649 acres.
But
Crab Lake in Wisconsin’s Vilas County recognized as one of state’s most picturesque lakes
Fishermen familiar with Vilas County’s Crab Lake often call it the most beautiful lake in Wisconsin. They’ll also acknowledge that Crab can be one difficult beast to fish – primarily because of its extremely clear
In Minnesota’s Cedar Lake in Aitkin County, tullibees mean big muskies, and other fish, too
Cedar Lake, located just west of Aitkin, is well known among local anglers for producing muskies. It’s a large fishery (1,725 acres) with an abundance of deep water, structure, and a robust tullibee population, all
