Lake Profiles
Minnesota’s Chisago Lake churns out a variety of fish despite high angling pressure
Chisago Lake borders the town of Chisago City in east-central Minnesota and is connected to South Lindstrom Lake by a navigable channel. The two lakes differ in size and depth, but there’s plenty of fish
Saugeyes gradually becoming target at Lake Carlton in Illinois’ Whiteside County
Saugeye fishing on Lake Carlton continues to draw anglers who want to give the species a try.
But as DNR predicted, fishing for the walleye-sauger hybrid “takes some dedication.”
Lots of blue on the map in and around Fish Creek Ponds in New York’s Franklin County
The Fish Creek Pond Campground and Day Use Area may be one of most popular camping destinations in the Adirondacks, if not the entire state of New York. It boasts 355 campsites, nearly all of
22-inch limit made huge difference for smallmouths on Wisconsin’s Chequamegon Bay
Since the smallmouth bass regulations went to a one-fish bag limit and 22-inch size limit in 1994, the size structure of Chequamegon Bay’s smallmouth bass captured during an annual hook-and-line survey has increased and stabilized.
Minnesota’s Shagawa Lake near Ely yields lots of ’eyes, surprise ’skies
With an abundance of rock, rubble, boulders, inlets, and outlets, Shagawa Lake near Ely appears to be designed for walleyes.
Michigan’s two-story Littlefield Lake is managed for walleyes
Isabella County’s Littlefield Lake has pleasing aesthetics and clear water, but don’t expect to catch a limit when fishing there.
It’s a deep lake with lots of steep drop-offs close to shore, and limited
For walleyes, bluegills in Pennsylvania, head to Duck Harbor Pond in Wayne County
To be among the very best at one thing is impressive. But to be among the very best at two?
That’s really special. And that’s Duck Harbor Pond in Wayne County.
Deer Creek Reservoir in Ohio’s Stark County decent for largemouths
Compared to it’s cousin of similar name in central Ohio, Deer Creek Reservoir in the northeast is but a postage stamp of a fishing hole.
At just 334 acres, Deer Creek Reservoir is dwarfed
Iowa’s Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County offers plenty of angling options
Anglers looking for plenty of fish species to target in Iowa have a good option from Cerro Gordo County in Clear Lake.
