Fishing
Fish Trap Lake has always been known for its great fishing with walleye, crappie, and large mouth bass its most abundant species. Walleyes are stocked by the Department of Natural Resources yearly, average size being two pounds and five to six pounds being very common. Bass in the four pound class are common with some six plus pounders caught each year. The Crappie population is very healthy on Fish Trap as well, with frequent catches of 1.5 to 2 pound fish found in a net with a full limit. Northern Pike are easily found by trolling or by casting with spoons; a successful slot limit on northerns has raised their overall size over the last three years.  If you want advice on where to fish for any species, we can point you in the right direction!  Fishing guide services are available in the area, as well (see link at the bottom of this page for one such service).  Below are some of the fish we actually managed to photograph this season so far. Click on the Fishing Archive links below to see more pictures from the last few years!
Fishing Archive 1, Fishing Archive 2, Fishing Archive 3
 
Nice walleye stringer!  Caught out of the coolest vintage boat that he packed up in his mini-van.  June 15, 2009

What a monster!  This 28 incher was caught June 14, 2009 on what's proven to be "Walleye Week" at CBR
Nice crappie stringer caught Memorial Weekend 09
Nothing brings a smile to a young boy's face like his first fish caught!  July 2009

Just more proof of why we call him the Crappie King-one of these slabs is 14 inches long!  May 09

Dedicated fishing despite the weather!  So much for global warming, these were caught June 6, 09

And just another reason why SHE'S the crappie QUEEN!  Caught May 09
1.5lb crappie caught May 09
Family fishing contest participants, June 2009
     Nice bass!  July 09
Great catch boys!  July 2009
You go, girl!  Nice pan fish stringer caught July, 2009

Two nice northern, one fishin' family.   Both caught mid- August 2009
 

Another nice bass caught August 2009
His very first walleye catch at 4 yrs old! June 15, 09
Now that's a big bass!  Caught mid-August 2009
Another great walleye stringer caught June 14, 2009
Yet more proof that a) there are tons of walleye on Fish Trap Lake and b) this family (3 generations) knows how to catch them!  June 13, 2009
Yet another fantastic walleye stringer caught the same week in June as those other stringers!

Great weather, great fishing, great family bonding--what else could you ask for?  May 09
And yet ANOTHER incredible walleye stringer caught June 09
Steve, our maintenance assistant, caught this beauty (off hours, we hope)  June 09
Another slab crappie caught July 09
   

The crappies sure are big on Fish Trap!  Caught last week in July 2009
There are monster bass on Fish Trap Lake and this guy knows where to catch them!  This bass was just one of MANY over 20 inches that he caught mid-August on his week vacation at Campfire Bay Resort
Looks like this father (and uncle)/daughter bonding reaped big rewards!  Caught July 7, 2009
It appears sibling bonding does the same thing! Aug 09
August was great for northern this year, apparently!
More proof Fish Trap is an excellent place to trap fish!

 

 

 

 

 
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