Feb 1 - List public waterways and state

[Jared LeBlue]

Indian Creek, located in Woodworth Louisiana, and my two favorite times for this lake is the early spring during the spawn and it's another great night fishing lake in the summer.

[dave the dope man]

as we make our northward progression we find ourselves on Lake Bistaneu (sp). My favorite time would have to be mid to late spring. This is Fluke season in shallow water. Also you can't leave out the tube and jig in the trees..Some do well on a spinnerbait also....It is large enough to get lost on yet has all kinds of different structure/cover types........Is this good Laurie/Mike?.........Dave

[casey3535]

Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, great spring lake if you like fishing spinnerbaits it offers some great largemouths

[Yitbos78]

Crockery Lake, Conklin Michigan....

Late in the day mid to late summer on tube baits...that is what I got the 6lber in the photo gallery out of!!

[Fishaholic]

Wolf Lake, Indiana

Located in the Northwest corner of the state, half of the lake is in Indiana and half in Illinois.

This is a trophy bass and musky lake, the state record tiger musky was caught on this lake, and bass over 10 pounds are regularly caught every year. May is the best month to try for a pig with a number 13 perch finish floating rapala slowly twitched along the tops of the reed beds.

Also, this is the lake where I caught my personal best bluegill, a whoppin 15.5 inch, 2pounds, 15 ounces...not the state record, but if you like to fly fish for slab gills check out this lake in May.

[Skipper (ripnlips)]

Lake of the Ozarks in early october.....Black buzzbaits around the rock banks in between boat docks. Then throw a black/blue jig in the middle of docks.....not uncommon to catch 50 fish a day...

[FisherMOM]

Turtle Pond, Byron, NY.... 

sweet corn for carp in the spring,
and Weightless Shad colored Texas Rigged Senkos for Bass in the summer

[FisherMOM]

Point Breeze, Lake Ontario, NY

[Yitbos78]

Crystal Lake, Scottville Michigan

Great lake in the early summer in 6 ft with spinnerbaits and jerk baits. Just off the weedbeds....look out for muskies!!

[casey3535]

Woods Creek Lake, Kentucky, great during hot part of summer, lots of grass and lily pads, spinnerbait heaven

[Jared LeBlue]

Rodemacher, ( cleco) located near Flatwoods Louisiana. This is not one of my favorites but it is a power plant lake and can produce some good fish in the winter time.

[Yitbos78]

Gun Lake, Wayland Michigan

Good Summer time lake, especially mornings with tubes/yamamotos for small mouth bass. Especially any thing in a light color!

[FisherMOM]

Black Creek in Churchville NY...

smallmouth on black 2 or 4 oz. panther martins in the early summer

[getthenet]

Norton Res. Ma. spring right afer ice out.....Many islands to fish around.

[Fishaholic]

Crooked Creek, between Valparaiso and Wanata in Northern Indiana

The state stocks this creek with brown trout and smallmouth bass on a yearly basis.

June is the best month to fish the creek, make sure your vehicle is completely off the highway, put on a pair of waders and cast small spinners.

[casey3535]

Dale Hollow Lake, Kentucky-Tennesse, great smallmouth fishing, during winter and summer

[FisherMOM]

Trestle Pond, Byron NY
1/8 oz. chartruese spinnerbait in the fall.

[Yitbos78]

Gull Lake, Wayland Michigan

Really a clear bottom lake (see bottom at 20ft plus) good in late summer/early fall with crank baits and jerk baits. Have been know to get a few on a mad mikes crawdad

[Skipper (ripnlips)]

Offutt AFB base lake in March. Right after ice out, use large minnows or small bluegill for some great walleye action......careful not to catch to many cause you could be filleting for a long time, hahahahahahahahaha

[dave the dope man]

Over a little to the east now into Claiborne Parish we find Lake Claiborne. A strange little lake for this area. It has a deep clear area south and a shallow winding creek type lake at the upper end. I grew up on this lake and I really have to say that summer to early fall is great. Gotta gotta gotta throw the Buzzbait. A C-rig works also but I love the Buzzer....Dave

[Yitbos78]

Upper Crooked Late, Wayland Michigan

Topwater all day long in the summer, weed beds come up to about 1ft under the water over the entire lake...might I suggest a Rebel Pop R!

[casey3535]

Barren River Lake, Kentucky, good jig fishing during early spring

[Jared LeBlue]

Miller's lake, located just North of Mamou louisiana. In the early spring this lake can produce numbers and size, especially on buzzbaits and spinner baits. It's not a very big lake and the launch has much to be desired but it is a good place to fish.

[Fishaholic]

The Little Blue River in Southern Indiana

Excellent for native rainbow trout and smallmouth bass.

Late Summer after the water levels have dropped a bit, wade the river and cast small spinners and mini-cranks...flyroddin is always good here too, fish floating terrestrials near the rocks and snags.

[FisherMOM]

Harwood Lake, Farmersville, NY