
Ohio Lake Profile – Cowan Lake, Clinton County
It might seem counterintuitive, but there’s never been a 9-inch keeper limit on crappies at Cowan Lake.

It might seem counterintuitive, but there’s never been a 9-inch keeper limit on crappies at Cowan Lake.

The nice weather late last week, over the weekend, and this week also seemed to jump start spring crappie and bluegill fishing opportunities.

Fishery has a reputation for producing trophy bass, and continues to produce younger fish at an impressive rate.

With nicer weather on the way, look for crappies and sunfish to be staged just outside those traditional spring locations, but expect them to start making a big push to the shallows as water temperatures

Good size and numbers of walleyes, along with strong numbers of tasty yellow perch and feisty smallmouth bass and northern pike, make Mullett Lake an exciting fishing destination.

Dillon Reservoir offers good opportunities for, in particular, saugeye and panfish. And now, don’t forget the hybrid stripers.

With several nice weather days at the end of last week, anglers were getting out in the southern half of the state and starting to catch a few crappies from open water.

Fishing – especially bass fishing – in both Centralia-area lakes is very good. In fact, DNR reports show that during 2019 tournaments, fishermen caught three bass over 6.5 pounds, with the largest weighing in at

There were some pretty good crappie reports this week in areas with open water. Lakes such as Minnetonka, Waconia, and others around the Twin Cities area have started producing crappies and a few bluegills, which
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