Manito Lake

Bluegill fishing should be good again in 2025 due to many fish in the 6–8-inch size range and some 9+ inches that were also sampled in the spring of 2024. Fishing for largemouth bass will be fair; the size structure of the bass population has stayed about the same as the last few years. Spring 2024 sampling showed lots of bass in the 9–13-inch size range and no bass above the slot length limit in the 15 inch and above size range. Fishing for bass and Bluegill around the aquatic vegetation in the upper end and west arm of the lake should be productive. Manito Lake also has a small population of redear sunfish with some fish available in the 10 to 11+ inch size range for those anglers willing to search for trophy-sized fish. There is also an opportunity to catch crappie, however the population is small. This lake is open to bowfishing for nongame fish species. Bowfishing opportunities for grass carp should be good in the upper end and west arm of the lake. Manito Lake has well established colonies of spatterdock growing in the upper arm and west arm of the lake that should provide some good shallow water bass fishing. Around 800 channel catfish were stocked in Fall 2024, the same amount as in previous years.