BLOOMINGTON— After a year of planning, Bloomington Parks and Recreation has collaborated with the DNR to plan, fund, obtain permits, and install fish habitat structures in Griffy Lake in Bloomington.
On April 22, the structures were installed near the five fishing bump-outs on the accessible walkway that extends a quarter mile across the causeway. The location of the Griffy Lake habitat placement can be found online on DNR’s statewide fish habitat map.
The MossBack Fish Habitat structures were purchased with grant funds from Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership/Friends of Reservoirs Small Project. MossBack Fish Habitat supports state and municipal fish habitat projects nationwide.
The accessible walkway and fishing bump-outs constructed near the Griffy Lake boathouse in 2022 provide safe access for anglers who wish to fish from shore and for hikers to access trails on the north and south shores of the lake. The packed gravel walkway has one large, paved bump-out with railings accessible from the main roads. The other four bump-outs are smaller, with packed gravel. Access to the walkway itself is through the large bumpout.
Be sure to visit the walkway and the new structures for fishing fun.
