Forest Lake
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CrappieTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonIceStructureOpen Water/BasinLots of little ones but the bigger ones are either in the basins or on weedlines.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints - SpeciesCrappieTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonIceStructureSubmerged Vegetation
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged 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!
Tyler ClarkBronze AmbassadorSpeciesCrappieTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocksThe 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.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Always a dock bite on this lake, but in the fall it seems to be most consistent.
- SpeciesCrappieTechniqueBobbersSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
