The original Fishhead

In most cases the brush pile is directly in front of the sign. And usually in 18 to 25 ft of water at normal pool.

There is a problem with accessiblity to the lake and availibility of trees in some areas like that area. In other words, There has to be large cedar trees (usually) in close proximatey to a boat ramp or solid bank that can support the trac-loader used to load the trees on the habitat barge. And, the barge has to be able to get close to the bank at the loading location. The habitat barge loaded with trees has about a 10 mph max speed and the time commitment to haul long distances makes it inefficient to haul to some areas that has no shoreline access. The area south (above) of the cedar ridge bridge was not cleared of trees like the area down lake and has not been as high a priority as the cleared area of the lake. Also, a lot of the area above CR experiences a lot of siltation and shallower water that shortens the life of the brush piles and makes them too shallow during lake draw-downs. Having said all of this, be patient, Adam Boman the new biologist, and new COE administration seems to be committed to enhancing the fish structures and habitat at Stockton. When you consider what has been accomplished over the last three years in terms of adding brushpiles in Stockton Lake, anglers should be very appreciative of the efforts of MDC and Army COE's. I am!

Just in case you are serious, Yes, MDC put brush piles in the lower end (near the Dam)of the Lake. They have not added brush piles to the upper end. (The upper end is where the rivers come in.) I understand that some will be put in this winter below the Greenfield area. I assure you that the brush piles put in by MDC are more substantial than those put in by private individuals!