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COSGROVE LAKE; ELWOOD LAKE; FISHER LAKE INFO
While not exactly the answers to an angler’s prayers, these three little lakes nevertheless have something to recommend them. Cosgrove Lake is heavily used by skiers on summer weekends, but during the week, there’s pretty fair fishing for Walleyes – some of them topping out around 20 inches. In addition, you’ll find decent numbers of both Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, plus a reasonable population of panfish. Fish the 6- to 7-foot weed edges for all species. And don’t be bamboozled by the no-parking signs at the landing. They’ve been illegally emplaced to discourage anglers and can safely be ignored. The situation is much the same at Elwood, where no-trespassing signs appear periodically at the public landing. Ignore the signs and attempt to ignore the locals who reportedly will occasionally try to cut anglers’ lines with their props – someday, they’re going to run into someone who strenuously objects, but that’s another story. At any rate, if you can put up with the harassment, there are some nice Walleye, along with 2-pound Smallies and decent ‘gills. Be aware, though, that you’re not exactly welcome on this 132-acre lake. Fisher, meanwhile, is probably the only 54-acre lake in the Midwest with its own train – in the water, NOT on the tracks around it. It seems that a locomotive and cars derailed into deep water some years back, and the train’s still lying there, slowly burying itself in the bottom ooze. In addition to the little engine that couldn’t (with apologies to authors of children’s books everywhere), you’ll find Largemouth up to 6 pounds or so in this lake, along with decent Northerns and some little Perch. Access is good, and there’s lots of parking, so why not? You might catch a caboose.
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