"This 76.7 acre lake was built in 1969 with a maximum depth
of 27 feet and an average depth of 12 feet. The lake was originally
stocked with tiger muskie in 1978. Pure muskie were not stocked
until 1983. Since then, 1,401 - 12 inch muskie have been stocked
in the lake. The 75 - 11.5 inch muskie stocked in 1995 were
purchased by the Illinois Chapter of Muskie, Inc. In 2002, 76
- 11.9 inch muskie were stocked by the State. Lake Carlton possesses
high water clarity with visibility occasionally extending down
15 feet. The lake has numerous bays, points, and extremely shallow
flats of submerged vegetation and water lotus beds."
Illinois Deptartment
of Natural Resources
Muskie Status Report |
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