Lakes and ponds are great places for fish to live. They produce
abundant plant food and offer plenty of cover for fish to hide.
Shoreline structures like docks, logs, stumps, brush and rocks provide
shelter, shade and protection for fish. Which means they also provide
great fishing opportunities for the anxious angler.
You can fish lakes and ponds from the shore or from a boat. You can
find fish in shallow or deep water, in open water or near natural or
man-made structures. In lakes, you can catch freshwater fish like
largemouth and smallmouth bass, pike, pickerel, perch, panfish, trout,
even salmon.
Get to know your lake structure. Points, inlets, holes, sunken islands,
dams, submerged objects (manmade or natural) and reeds and weeds are
all considered structure. You should always fish in and around
structure. It's a simple formula.