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| I just noticed that Newton is a pike stalked lake. Any chance it would set up for muskie. Just wondering because Tennessee has had awesome success at Melton Hill which also is a power plant lake. |
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Location: oswego, il | I am shocked newton gets stocked with pike. I have fished if, know people who do, never heard of one caught. I can tell you the cool side gets to 80 degrees by april. I doubt pike survive, it would not make a good musky lake. I know people who buzz bait fish in november for bass.
Agree, wolfe should get stocked. |
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| I also agree with Tampier. The water gets to warm for pike to do well. Plenty of gizzard shad and carp/bullheads to feed on. But I would make it a catch and release only lake,with signs posted almost everywhere along the shores. kdawg |
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Location: E. Tenn | hoosierhunter - 3/17/2017 8:57 AM
Tennessee has had awesome success at Melton Hill which also is a power plant lake.
Melton Hill is not a "powerplant lake" It's success has more to do with the constant inflow of water in the lower 40 degree range from Norris Dam, and the fact the lake cycles it's entire volume every nine days or so, hence no stratification..
The powerplant you speak of has been converted to natural gas, running times have been greatly reduced, and the discharge isn't nearly as warm as it was in the past, when it was a coal fired plant.
That said, even when it was a coal fired plant, the effect of the warm water discharge only extended a couple of miles downstream at best..
The vast majority of the fish population in Melton Hill have no clue warmer water exists either upstream or downstream of their home range..
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| How about Lake Vermillion in Danville |
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Location: oswego, il | fish4life - 3/18/2017 7:19 PM
How about Lake Vermillion in Danville
It used to be stocked. It is very shallow and has a very fast water exchange rate. They never sampled a fish from there. I talked to a biologist about it and the consensus is they escaped over the dam.
Edited by ToddM 3/18/2017 8:11 PM
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| Think Mill Creek near Marshall has been mentioned and already has received musky stocking and I'll second that one. Lincoln Trail lake & state park also near Marshall for stocking consideration? Both lakes about 3hrs give or take from Chicago |
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| Silver Lake near Highland IL |
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