Lake Norman

 Located in the southern region of the state, Lake Norman is the fishing spot for cooler-weather anglers to find blue catfish in November, according to Game and Fish magazine. Larger catfish weighing over 30 pounds swim with schools of white perch, but they can be reeled in with regularity on expansive flats and in deeper channels of the lake. These parts of the lake are not bogged down by underwater snags such as rock outcrops and tree stumps, so fishermen can discover their ideal fishing location by trying different spots and then using their GPS to map out the best trolling alleys.

Kentucky

Kentucky is restoring the native, river-run walleye to its former range through stocking efforts. To protect these fish, an 18- to 26-inch protective slot limit and a two fish daily creel limit will go into effect on several river systems throughout Kentucky. All walleye caught from 18 to 26 inches in length from these waters must be immediately released.
“We are trying to give greater protection to the breeding-sized native walleye in the population,” said Dave Dreves, assistant director of fisheries for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “These walleye are about 5 years old before they are sexually mature. We’ve found a 5-year-old walleye is a little over 20 inches long.”
These walleye previously fell under the statewide regulations of a six fish daily creel limit with a 15-inch minimum size limit.

Lake Poinsett

Lake Poinsett is one of the largest lakes in South Dakota at almost 8,000 acres, with a maximum depth of about 22 feet. This lake is located in Hamlin County and has several accesses that make it easy to get out to where the fish are. There is a variety of fish that inhabit this lake, including yellow perch, walleyes, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and crappies. It is one of the best lakes for fishing in South Dakota.

Berlin Lake

Berlin Lake: Walleyes are prevalent at this lake, which is one of the state’s few with natural walleye reproduction, according to Game & Fish. There are 3,650 surface acres and this lake covers parts of three counties: Mahoning, Stark, and Portage.

Muskegon Lake

Muskegon Lake
Game & Fish magazine named Muskegon Lake as one of the hot spots for fishing in January. Those who plan on going ice fishing in Michigan may consider this destination for bluegills, perch, walleye, and northern pike. It is advisable to use extreme caution on the ice as the lake is very deep and is known for having fast currents.

Lake Erie and tributaries

 (Erie County): This week’s Wednesday and Thursday rains increased flow and color on the big creeks. Outstanding steelhead fishing was reported on lower Walnut, where fish stacked at impediments above the Access Area went for egg patterns and Woolly Buggers. Elk Creek anglers reported hookups from McKean to the mouth. East of the peninsula, good flow, a nice stain and some notable catches were reported at Fourmile, Sixteenmile and Twentymile creeks. Single eggs and live minnows worked for spin anglers; sucker spawn and eggs were the hot fly patterns. Early in the week, several browns in the 10-pound range were caught. Rain fell Wednesday and Thursday and was expected today, with air temperature rising to 60 degrees by Monday.

Black Hawk Lake

 

Lake level is 8 inches above crest. Bluegill – Fair: A few have been picked up around the rock piles and also in Town Bay. Walleye – Fair: 14-19 inch walleye have been picked up in the east end of the lake, in Town Bay, and along the shoreline near Ice House Point. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Anglers are catching largemouth bass using spinners, twister tails, crawlers, or minnows and jigs. There is a 15 inch minimum length limit for largemouth bass.

Graceton Beach

Cooling waters bringing walleyes towards the South Shore and Rainy River. Jigging or drifting with spinners the preferred method tipped with a minnow. Gold or orange hot colors. Try areas of Pine Island, Graceton Beach, Zippel Bay, Lemm's Reef and Archie's Reef 20-26 feet.