Forest Lake
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Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Crappie
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forest Lake is an awesome fishery. Unfortunately the lake has been downhill the last few years since it is in the main area where most Highschool teams schedule their events. There are thee lakes all attached by large channels. You can fish each lake completely differently to switch up styles and try to target the larger fish utilizing different techniques. Typically on the North lake, topwater is very productive using frogs, poppers, buzz baits and frogs around vegged out docks, reed points or burn over submerged veg that is barely topping out on the water surface. The middle lake is known to be good for finesse on the humps, and if you find matted veg, I would suggest flipping it. The South lake, I would mainly focus on docks and punching milfoil if you can find the isolated clumps with hard bottom. This will take some time scanning and trial and error until you find these sweet spots. This should be ample information for any angler to get a good start on this body of water. Good luck!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Points
Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Humps
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Always a dock bite on this lake, but in the fall it seems to be most consistent.
Tyler Clark
Bronze Ambassador
4/29/23
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
42°
The water depth was between 1-2 ft. There was submerged branches, logs, and dead milfoil around the docks. The crappie was around 10.5 inches near many bait fish such as small sunnies, bass, and minnows. They are in the process of spawn setup and may have only a few crappies already spawning. The deepest point in the area was around 6 ft in the center of the e channel and had a fast drop from shore. I also caught a few 6+ inch sunnies and 6 bass between 10 and 13 inches.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Fish drop-offs going from approximately 20 down to 25, they are sitting near bottom waiting for a Ned to be dragged or popped on by. I’m not sure if it was the cold front this past week, but I had to really slow things down to get a bite. Fish that Ned painfully slow.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
