Lake Profiles
A diverse fishery awaits anglers on Iowa’s Big Creek Lake in Polk County
From crappies, bass, walleyes and muskies, plenty of quality options for anglers exist on Iowa’s Big Creek Lake in Polk County.
Dam Lake in Minnesota’s Aitkin County offers fine fishing for panfish, largemouth bass
Currently, the lake is stocked annually with walleye fingerlings, and if surplus fish are available, they’re stocked as well.
Channel cats still second fiddle to bass at Ramsey Lake in Illinois
For a lake of its size, Ramsey does get a good deal of fishing pressure – probably because it is located in the center of relatively small fishing lakes in the central part of the
Wisconsin’s Lac Courte Oreilles crappies rank as survey ‘surprise’
The DNR’s Hayward Fisheries Management Team conducted a fyke netting survey on Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) from April 15-20, 2022. The primary species targeted were muskellunge, northern pike, and walleyes, but useful data also were
Strong crappie population in Beed’s Lake in Iowa’s Franklin County
Healthy crappie population highlights the fishery in Beed’s Lake in Iowa’s Franklin County.
Present in Minnesota’s Pleasant Lake: panfish, bass, and now, more walleyes
Although its panfish typically draw the most attention, this 1,099-acre system is showing signs of improving walleye numbers, along with plenty of bass, both of the largemouth and smallmouth variety.
