Lake Profiles
On Ohio’s Dow Lake close to Athens, saugeye prospects are up
Just a few miles outside of Athens in southeastern Ohio, a thin ribbon of water meanders through Strouds Run State Park.
The two-mile long Dow Lake is only 153 acres and less than 300
Pennsylvania’s Scotia Barrens in Centre County is teeming with outdoor opportunity
Just northeast of State College lies a 6,500-acre geological wonder. This area is known as the Scotia Barrens.
Offering many outdoor recreational opportunities, the location is a unique “frost pocket” in which currents
Fall bite for bass, panfish, walleye going on Iowa’s West Okoboji Lake
Iowa’s popular West Okoboji Lake is a good place to be for anglers looking to take advantage of the fall bite for multiple species right now.
The most-recent Iowa DNR fishing report said that
Prior Lake’s bass the show’s star in Minnesota’s Scott County, but a strong supporting cast exists
Prior Lake in Scott County consists of two basins, respectively known as Upper Prior and Lower Prior lakes. They’re separated by a navigable channel, and both are popular west-metro fishing destinations that receive a fair
Bass fishing king at Illinois’ Des Plaines Lake in Cook County
“This size structure provides quality bass fishing in a relatively small area, but because it is connected to the Des Plaines River fish may not remain as residents long enough to grow really big,” DNR
A ‘growing’ Fish Lake in Wisconsin likely to see fishery evolve over time
One of the most unusual aspects of Fish Lake isn’t the two-story fishery provided by the lake’s depth, but the lake’s changing size brought about by generally rising water levels over the years.
Public access provides unique opportunity in a managed forest in the Adirondacks
The state-owned public lands that contrive the Adirondack Forest Preserve are not managed for timber. What’s known as the “Forever Wild” clause of the state Constitution prohibits timber harvesting on these lands, including Catskill Forest
Fish options aplenty, but popularity of Minnesota’s Johnson Lake is limited in Itasca County
Itasca County is loaded with a wide variety of fishing lakes – lakes large and small, lakes that seem to attract anglers for specific fish species, lakes well-known, lakes heavily pressured, and lakes well off
Stocked ’eyes supplement fishery on Michigan’s North Manistique Lake
“With a little help from my friends,” is a popular Lennon-McCartney hit sung by fellow bandmate Ringo Starr of The Beatles back in 1967. It’s also a suitable phrase to explain management taking place in
