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Sportfishing Prospects

Target fish

Image

Avg. weight of catch (lbs)

Best times to fish

Habitat areas to fish

Bluegill

bluegill

1/3

May - Sept

Brush and weed beds

Bullheads

bullhead

1/2 to 2

May - Aug.

Shallow bays

Carp

carp

2 to 15

May - Sept

Upper end

Channel Catfish

channel catfish

2 to 12

June - Oct

Shoreline

Crappie

crappie

1/3 to 1/2

Spring & Fall

Standing timber

Largemouth Bass

largemouth bass

1 to 6

Sept - Nov

Brush, stumps, weed beds

Muskellunge

muskellunge

10 to 40

Sept. - Oct.

Shallow, weedy areas

Smallmouth Bass

smallmout bass

1

Fall

Rip-rap along dam

Striped & Hybrid Striped Bass

striped bass

3 to 11

Spring - Fall

Deep over stumps

Walleye

walleye

3 to 9

Spring - Fall

Dam, submerged road, standing timber

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