Lake Profiles
Boardman Lake in Michigan’s Grand Traverse County is in transition – but still producing fish
The DNR conducted a Status of the Fishery Survey of Boardman Lake in 2021. That survey included a habitat assessment of the shoreline and documented three large docks, 15 small docks, and 49 home sites
Tailwater fishery shines at Deer Creek Lake in Ohio
If you’re looking to fish the main lake at Deer Creek Lake in south-central Ohio, you might run into some tough fishing.
But, head below the dam to the tailwater area and the action
Pennsylvania’s Manatawny Creek offers trout in both rural and urban settings
If you look around Pennsylvania, you’ll see that we have Indian names attached to many of our most iconic natural features. Rivers, streams, mountains – even entire regions – have the honor of carrying nomenclature
Big Spunk Lake in Minnesota’s Stearns County: short on walleyes, long on bass, panfish, pike
Big Spunk Lake, or Upper Spunk, as it’s locally known, is part of a three-lake system connected by small creeks. The chain also includes Lower Spunk and Middle Spunk to the north.
At 440
Catfish capture attention on Braidwood Lake in Illinois’ Will County
Is there competition among Braidwood Lake’s coveted catfish population?
The lake opened for the 2024 season on March 1, so maybe the first topic to note in wake of DNR’s 2023 fall sampling is
Halfway Brook: historic, maybe confusing, good fishing in New York
April 1 is still the day when brook trout season opens in New York. And when it does, especially in the northern part of the state, anglers are ready.
This year things may happen
Diamond Lake in Wisconsin’s Bayfield County a diverse fishery
Diamond Lake supports a diverse fish community and popular sport fishery. Natural reproduction supports all species, except for walleyes. That population is supported by primarily by stocking. Regulations aimed at protecting adult walleye have been
Don’t pass on Hall Lake in Minnesota’s Martin County
When the DNR last surveyed Martin County’s Hall Lake in 2022, workers sampled 16 different species of fish. So, to say this 548-acre lake located within the city limits of Fairmont might have a little
Game fish and rough fish abundant in Michigan’s Muskegon Lake
If you’re looking for a lake with diverse fishing opportunities look, no further than Muskegon Lake.
Located at the city of Muskegon in southwestern Muskegon County along the shore of Lake Michigan, Muskegon Lake
