Yellowstone Lake State Park
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Yellowstone Lake State Park is a 968 acre Wisconsin state park. The 455 acre Yellowstone Lake is one of the few lakes in the Driftless Area. The state park is included in the 4,047 acre Yellowstone Lake State Wildlife Area.
The man-made lake is sustained by the Yellowstone River that enters on the northwest side, and the man-made dike built on the southeast side. The dam, at the far southern end of the dike, is crossed by a narrow, steel catwalk, from which fishing is not allowed. Since 1997, 400,000 pounds of carp have been removed from the lake; the effort has been ongoing. Muskellunge (muskie), northern pike, channel catfish, crappie, bluegill, large and small mouth bass, and other sunfish's populations, however, have remained fairly stable and the lake is considered to be among the best for fishing in the area. In 2006, a world record catch-and-release muskie for a specific test strength was caught in the lake.
The campground area is very popular year-round, and summer reservations may be hard to come by at a moment's notice. Campground amenities include showers, flush and pit toilets, playgrounds, running water at specific sites, and individual, dual, group, or RV plots. This state park is mostly mosquito-free, due to the intentional, many-membered bat population.
Several nature trails also wind their way throughout the preserve, and on a summer's day, a sight may include many variaties of butterfly, winged and non-winged insects, squirrels, rabbits, deer, and other prarie or forest wildlife.
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