Lyon State Fishing Lake Fishing Report -
Species Rating Size Baits, Method, Location
Bluegill and Redear good

38% 4-7"

36% 7-9"

26% 9-11"

Use worm, small jig, or small silver spinner or spoon around brush piles and rock jetties.   
Channel Catfish good

5% 11-16"

81% 16-24"

5% 24-28"

5% 28-36"

Use worms or shad sides in coves, around feeders, and brush piles. The feeders are on.
Largemouth Bass good

27% 8-12"

38% 12-15"

36% 15-20"

0% >20"

Use spinners, jigs, or worms around brush piles and coves. 
Crappie good

20% 5-8"

20% 8-10"

32% 10-12"

27% 12-15"

Use small jig or minnow around brush piles and rock jetties.
Saugeye fair

0% 9-14"

50% 14-18"

25% 18-22"

25% 22-27" 

Drift a jig and worm on points. 

The water temperature is 60 degrees.

General Comments

ATTENTION!  This lake has zebra mussels.  Live fish may not be transported away from this lake.  Clean, drain, and dry all boats.

Size structure listed for largemouth bass is from May 2024 electrofishing. The size structures listed for crappie, bluegill, redear, and channel catfish are from November 2024 fall test netting.

To view a map of brush pile and habitat cube locations, copy these files into Google Earth and zoom into the lake.  

LYSL habitat cubes (OCTET-STREAM 979 B)
LYSL brush piles 21 (OCTET-STREAM 2.22 kB)

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