Target fish
Image
Avg. weight of catch (lbs)
Best times to fish
Habitat areas to fish
Bluegill
1/4 to 1/3
June - Sept, ice
Standing timber, weed beds & brush
Channel Catfish
1 to 3
May - Oct.
Shoreline & dam
Largemouth Bass
1 ½
Spring & Fall
Timber, points, brush piles
Redear Sunfish
1/3
May - June
Spawning beds & timber
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