Mercer County Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill

3 species are documented here, and all of them are game fish. Each one carries how we know it is present: caught, recorded by observation, released during stocking, or listed from its range.

Freshwater

Slow

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Centrarchidae

30 in22 lb16 yr

JFMAMJJASOND

935 watersGame fish

Freshwater

Slow

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Centrarchidae

12 in4 lb6 yr

JFMAMJJASOND

797 watersGame fish

Freshwater

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Centrarchidae

18 in5 lb6 yr

JFMAMJJASOND

700 watersGame fish

State monitoring data: 428 readings from 4 stations. Shown are the full-period range, the mean and the latest sample.

Samples are taken irregularly and at different points of the water body, so the mean describes the water as a whole, not one spot on one day.

These are past samples, not a safety check. Before swimming, eating your catch or going out on ice, check current conditions with local health and wildlife authorities.

Campgrounds by Mercer County Lake — closest to the water first. Tap a row to see it on the map; the link goes to the campground's official page.