Lake Profile
Minnesota’s Ball Club Lake features a deep fishing lineup in Itasca County
Glen Schmitt
July 17, 2024
Itasca County’s Ball Club Lake, or Big Ball Club, as it’s known locally, is somewhat of a mysterious fishery. Its 4,335 acres feature deep, clear water and most of it includes incredibly, sharp-sloping shorelines –
Good fishing, ambiance lure anglers to Nichols Lake in Michigan’s Newaygo County
Bill Parker
July 16, 2024
Good fishing, sandy beaches, a primitive campground, and a relatively remote setting in the Manistee National Forest combine to make Nichols Lake worth a look this summer.
Located in northwest Newaygo County about 20
Bass, channel cats not bad options at Ross Lake in Ohio’s Ross County
Mike Moore
July 15, 2024
Ross Lake does not stand out for any one particular fish species, according to the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife.
It’s a small body of water at 140 acres that offers a little bit
Acme Dam great little place to catch big bass in Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County
Bob Frye
July 15, 2024
Shoving off in my canoe, we circled Acme Dam clockwise, tossing soft plastic lures – worms mostly – and letting them sink to the bottom.
That never takes long in most spots. This 24-acre
Anglers entering the Boundary Waters may want to pause to drop a line in Lake Isabella
Glen Schmitt
July 10, 2024
As an entry point to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Lake Isabella has several interesting traits worth noting before you consider dropping a fishing line.
Due to the lake’s location within the BWCAW,
Bass remain strong at Des Plaines Lake in Lake County, Ill.
Ralph Loos
July 9, 2024
It’s been described as “remote” and “difficult to access.”
Illinois DNR only occasionally samples the body of water bulging out of the Des Plaines River not coincidentally called Des Plaines Lake. If you can
Keuka Lake in New York’s Steuben and Yates counties offers lakers, smallmouths, and more
Steve Piatt
July 9, 2024
Keuka Lake probably wouldn’t be considered the hottest of the Finger Lakes angling destinations. That title these days belongs to, arguably, nearby Cayuga Lake. But the unique, Y-shaped water that straddles Yates and Steuben counties
Clear Lake’s walleyes receiving special attention in Wisconsin’s Oneida County
Greg Seubert
July 8, 2024
Imagine a Northwoods lake with crystal-clear water, almost 15 miles of undeveloped shoreline and a varied fishery that includes everything from smallmouth bass to walleyes to muskies to brown and lake trout.
One of
Panfish and walleyes in Pickerel, but what dominates this Minnesota lake in Otter Tail County? Bass!
Glen Schmitt
July 3, 2024
Centrally located in lake-rich Otter Tail County, Pickerel Lake is an excellent choice if you’re looking to catch some bass – both smallmouth and largemouth. Once noted primarily for its ability to consistently kick out
