South shore of lake near bridge in Blackhawk Lake Park off of Murphy Parkway. The park hours are from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Along north and south lakeshore in the park. Largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, perch, and bullhead. None now, but may be stocked in the future, depending on success of water quality improvement efforts.
Natural reproduction appears good for all species present.
Keep a few for a meal, but taking your limit of these fish is discouraged because of the lake's small size and heavy fishing pressure. Keeping bullheads is encouraged because of their abundance. Weed harvesting is conducted annually to alleviate this problem. Since 1995, the city has operated an aerator in late winter to prevent fish kills caused by low dissolved oxygen levels. The lake's water quality problems are caused primarily by phosphorous entering the lake through the stormwater drainage system.