The Upper and Lower Empire Lakes are located off of Newmark Avenue. Heading west they will be found not far from the local Wal Mart on the right hand side of the road. Each of the lakes offer some good trout and bass fishing along with nice trails and walking paths to take a very nice hike. I've also found it a wonderful place to take photographs. The preferred baits for most fisherman are worms and various power baits. I personally prefer lures of various types - most spinners work well if you can get out on the lakes. Power boats are not permitted although you may use an electric trolling motor. Float tubes can get you into the hard to reach spots and is how I fish. I've taken a number of 17" trout and countless smaller ones. The lakes are often stocked so fishing is quite good most times. My main focus on this page are the pictures. I've hiked the lakes countless times and these are a few of my favorites.
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