sping mill pond ,island lake state park

[fishineddie]

has anyone ever fished spring mill pond ,i think it is in brighton,or kent lake in kensington state park.what type of fish ?,what to use ? is'nt kent ok for bass

[Capnhook]

fishineddie,
It's south of 96. It's been years but I used to float around out there in an innertube and fish. It seems to me you couldn't put a boat in there. It had a few small rainbow trout. You could drift around in the deeper part with a nightcrawler on the hook with a splitshot just above it an catch one every other trip. It wasn't the best spot then, and with the state DNR budget as it is, I doubt that they stock it. You can check if they stock it on the DNR website. If you don't catch any fish, it's also a great place to swim. It gets real crowded on weekend, or at least it used to. Good Luck. Capnhook

[TrailFndr]

The MillPond is a part of the Island Lake Recreation area. It is stocked each spring with Trout and most of the fish are taken within the first few weeks of the open season. Opening day will typically have a hundred or more people sitting there at midnight waiting for the season to begin.


I am not sure about other species, although I beleve there are some gills and perhaps a few bass in it.

[brdhntr]

Spring Mill is stocked and still has fish. I was there yesterday, messing
around with some friends. Caught a ton of small gills. Saw a guy catch a
legal brown. Not sure what bait, but he was tight lining. Those fish get a
lot of pressure, but I like to take the kids, because you can pretty much
get a gill every other cast or so. That is if the hook is small enough.