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GAME: The Kearsley Reser voir was created in 1929 for Flint ice supply. The lake is now used for recreation and holds a small variety of fish in cluding bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, black crappie, rock bass, yellow perch, largemouth bass and northern pike. Blue gill make up nearly 50% of all fish in Kearsley Reservoir. Lake Fenton LOCATION: Fenton Town ship just south of N. Long Lake Rd. DEPTH: 90 ft. (Max.) ACCESS: One public boat launch (off of Grove Park Rd.) GAME: The largest lake in Genesee County, Lake Fen ton is a hotspot for summer fun and activity. It is recom mended to be on the waters early before recreation en thusiasts hit the water. Anglers can expect to find black crappie, sunfish, bluegill, yellow perch, suckers, small and largemouth bass, walleye and northern pike in its waters. Lake Ponemah LOCATION: 20 minutes south of Flint in Fenton Township DEPTH: 77 ft. (Max.) ACCESS: One public boat launch (off Eastview Dr.)

These Lakes Are for SPORTSMEN! Great Fishing in Genesee County BY PETER HINTERMAN

T HERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 79 LAKES IN GENESEE COUNTY ranging in size from the tiny Atlas Mill Pond to sprawling Lake Fenton and Holloway Reservoir. The majority are private or have restrict ed access, unavailable to traveling fisherman or

landlocked anglers; however, the public lakes provide a good variety and bounty of fish to make every trip worthwhile. Here is a rundown of public lakes in (and around) Genesee County and what they offer.

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Buell Lake LOCATION: 10 miles NE of Flint in Thetford Township off Genesee Rd. DEPTH: 47 ft. (Max.) ACCESS: One public boat launch (Buell Lake County Park), two floating fishing piers, and shoreline fishing. GAME: Buell Lake provides a variety of game and pan fish breeds with bluegill and largemouth bass making up nearly 95% of all stock. Other fish found in Buell Lake include black crappie,

for the city of Flint. Today it is used almost solely for recre ation. Catfish, walleye and black crappie comprise 57% of the fish varieties in the reservoir. Fishermen will also find a good number of carp, bluegill, small and largemouth bass, sunfish, yellow perch and northern pike. Kearsley Reservoir LOCATION: Approx. One mile NE of Flint off Western Rd. DEPTH: 15 ft. (Max.) ACCESS: One floating fishing pier (Branch-Carr Park) and shoreline fishing.

bullhead, carp, pumpkinseed sunfish, yellow perch, walleye and northern pike. Holloway Reservoir LOCATION: 7 miles NE of Flint in Richfield Township off Stanley Rd. DEPTH: 14 ft. (Max.) ACCESS: One public boat launch (Holloway Reservoir Regional Park), one floating fishing pier, and shoreline fishing. GAME: Holloway Reservoir was created with the construc tion of the Holloway Dam in 1955 as a source of freshwater

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