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Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge   |   Crescent Lake/North Platte NWR Complex

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Carp and other “rough fish” can be a serious problem when managing for waterfowl. If their numbers are excessive, their bottom feeding habitats will roil the water, causing turbid water conditions. Turbidity blocks sunlight, which in turn diminishes production of plant and animal life eaten by waterfowl.

For this reason, carp were removed from Island Lake and game fish stocked in their place. This lake is open to fishing and you're invited to catch your limit of bass, bluegill, and perch.

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