Natural Lake Resources (Books + Videos)

[CoryRobertLowe]

I am learning about fishing natural lakes, meaning how the lakes develops, how the fish behave in them, how to approach breaking them down, etc. A lot of other info is on reservoirs, so hopefully this is helpful to lake fishermen.

 

Here are the top resources I found (i.e. something substantial in them, not just basic info.)

 

Books:

• Fishing Natural Lakes (The Hunting and Fishing Library) - Dick Sternberg
• Largemouth Bass Fundamentals (Critical Concepts 1) - In Fisherman
• Largemouth Bass Fundamentals (Critical Concepts 2) - In Fisherman
• Bass Strategies - Kevin VanDam
• Finding Fish - A Practical Guide to Locating Gamefish in Any Warm water Lake - Cliff Hauptman
• Bass Fishing Minnesota: Where and How to Catch Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass in Minnesota - Steve Pease

 

Videos:

• Webinar: Bass Fishing in Natural Lakes vs Reservoirs
• Where to Fish Offshore on Natural Lakes | Fish the Moment Live Stream #32
• How to break down a NATURAL LAKE! // Project E // Catching large mouth + small mouth bass up North

 

I spent a long time trying to curate/find these resources. I wanted to share this with the community. If anyone else has and recommendations, please share below.

[CoryRobertLowe]

I'm finding some more great resources on this subject ("Natural Lake Resources"). I'm reading and watching them during the winter. I will keep adding them, as I read them. A lot of them are on ecology/limnology, which will be helpful for anyone wanting to understand what's going on under the water at your lake. It will probably be helpful if you wanted to compare why 2 different lakes are different, how they evolve over time and also for multi-species fishing.

 

I thought there might be more interest in this subject ("Natural Lake Resources.") It helps to understand the "why."

 

If anyone else has any good resources, please paste them below.

 

Books:

• Beneath the Surface: A Natural History of a Fisherman's Lake - Bruce M. Carlson
• A North Country Lake Throughout the Seasons - Bruce M. Carlson
• Understanding Midwest Aquatic Invasives - Bruce M. Carlson
• The Secret Life of a Lake - The Ecology of Northern Lakes and Their Stewardship - Peter Tobiessen

 

Videos:

• Limnology - Lake benthos and benthic habitats

 

[detroit1]

Thanks Cory.