[buzzbaiter]

Bears - oh yeah - one place I see quite a few. Area has many large rock outcroppings - perfect for dens. I once encountered a large one on a small peninsula on one of the lakes. My only exit was where it was standing about 150' away. It was a nerve wracking 5-10 seconds before it turned and ran away.

All the ponds fill up with lilypads, water shield and other plants completely covering much of the water surface from the shoreline out. Open water in middle of the lakes. If you look at satellite maps I attached you'll see its no bs. More than half of the lake is covered. The yellow circle shows the only open water left.

Bank fishing is limited as well due to swampy lands and thick vegetation. Basically you can only fish where the trails come near the water.

They all hold a decent amount of fish with the usual species with bass and pickerel being the primary game fish.

I only fish them from ice out until about early May. After that its weed time and not worth it. I sometimes return in the mid-fall if the weeds die off quickly enough and more open water becomes available. Of course by then its mid/late October and water is getting much colder.