Target fish
Image
Avg. weight of catch (lbs)
Best times to fish
Habitat areas to fish
Bullheads
½ to 1
May - Sept.
Shallow bays
Carp
2 to 6
May - Sept
Shoreline, cribs, upper end
Channel Catfish
2
June - Oct
Shoreline
Crappie
½
Apr. - Sept
Cribs, submerged trees, brush
Muskellunge
6 to 10
Apr. - Nov
Entire lake
Smallmouth Bass
1 to 5
Fall
Island and dam
Walleye & Sauger
1 to 3 ½
Apr. - Nov.
Points, island, dam
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