FISHING
Frank Hyla catches a Largemouth Bass from Lake Ripley
If you like to fish, there are plenty of fish in Lake Ripley. Our son Bobby, loves to fish off shore and usually catches at least one pan fish in the first five minutes. His secret is that he uses earthworms that he dug up from our yard. You can go get your bait from the Dead End Bar and Bait, which is on Lake Ripley They offer boat rentals too. Lake Ripley is home to largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, and other panfish. We advocate catch and release, unless, of course, you catch something big enough to stuff or eat. If you're a lucky angler, maybe you can catch a really big one - The state record largemouth bass was caught on Lake Ripley and was 11 pounds, 3 ounces.