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| West Branch Lake |
| County: Portage |
| Size: 2350 Acres of surface water |
| Shore line: 40 miles |
| Species of Fish: Large and smallmouth bass, walleye, crappie, bluegill, catfish and trophy-class muskellunge |
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Map: West Branch Lake also called Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir |
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State Park: West Branch State Park |
| Description: This reservoir was completed in 1965 on the
west branch of the Mahoning river. The average depth is 25 Feet,
withthe max depth being 47 feet. The shore line is mostly wooded with a little brush. it is 90% mud, 5% marsh and 5% riprap.The reservoir bottom is mostly sand and mud with gravel in the shallows. The vegetation is milfoil and coontail, the weedline is down about 10 feet. Largemouth out number smallmouth 2-1, crappie average 9-11 and some in the 14-16 inch rage can be had. Smaillies can be found in the rocks around the shore of the camp ground area. There are still some stripers being caught. |
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