Lake Profiles
Jessie Lake in Minnesota’s Itasca County a go-to destination during walleye and crappie boom years
From a fish population standpoint, most lakes across Minnesota move through cyclical trends. This simply means there are good years and poor years based on the year-classes and age structures of a given fish species.<br
Sport fishery thriving on Michigan’s Stony Creek Impoundment
Since there are no other lakes with public access in Macomb County, Stony Creek Lake sees more than its fair share of fishing pressure. But it still provides a decent fishery, although the size of
Try ice fishing Lake Jean, Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania
If Ricketts Glen State Park was Las Vegas, the Glens Natural Area would be its headliner.
A National Natural Landmark, the Glens is home to 22 named waterfalls, the largest being 94-foot-tall Ganoga Falls.
Small Forked Run Lake lies in close proximity to Ohio River
Recent bass surveys conducted by the ODNR Division of Wildlife (DOW), though, show the population is struggling a bit with catch rates and size of fish being down a bit a bit as compared to
Bluebill in Iowa’s Cerro Gordo County is small body of water with a few options for anglers
Bluebill Lake in Iowa’s Cerro Gordo County is a small body of water that offers anglers an opportunity at panfish, bass and catfish.
At 40 acres and a maximum depth of a little
Looking for lakers? Try Loon Lake in Minnesota’s Cook County this ice-fishing season
Travel up the Gunflint Trail out of Grand Marais and it doesn’t take long to reach some wild, pristine country. This scenic drive located in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota also includes a bounty of
Rehab, stockings a ‘fresh start’ for Lake Le-Aqua-Na in Illinois’ Stephenson County
Never have fishermen been as curious about a DNR lake sampling as the fishermen in Stephenson County who once frequented Lake Le-Aqua-Na.
Late season hunting, more available on western New York’s Mount Pleasant State Forest
Sportsmen hearing the words “Chautauqua County” might immediately think of Chautauqua Lake, and with good reason. The big western New York water is regarded as one of the finest fisheries in the state, with walleyes,
Walleyes, smallmouths the story at Elkhart Lake in Wisconsin’s Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County’s Elkhart Lake ranks as the state’s fourth deepest natural lake and its dissolved oxygen levels at depth are high enough to not only be considered a “two-story” lake that once supported stocked trout,
