Except for some saltwater fishing, I seldom fish public waters anymore.
But, we have a DNR owned/managed 60 acre lake about an hour from the house. I actually found it by accident a few years back when I was lost on a back road. It is mainly managed for big bluegill -- which it has. No bass can be taken from the lake. No gas motors are allowed on boats. It is a place where I very seldom every see anyone else.
It gets regular stockings of tiger musky too, but I've never caught one there. It has some great catfish. During the cool months it gets regular stockings of rainbows. I hope to get down there in the next few weeks to get a several big male bluegills to bring back to my pond to help diversify the gene pool.
