, ▁Michigan , ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁when ▁a ▁dam ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁Little ▁Map le ▁River . ▁Lake ▁O vid ▁is ▁a ▁shall ow ▁lake ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁depth ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁feet . ▁The ▁deep est ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁do ▁not ▁exceed ▁ 3 0 ▁feet . ▁ ▁Many ▁fresh water ▁fish ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁lake ▁including ▁L arg em outh ▁Bass , ▁Small mouth ▁Bass , ▁Bl u eg ill , ▁Rock ▁Bass , ▁Cra pp ie , ▁Channel ▁Cat fish , ▁Mus k ell unge ▁( Mus kie ), ▁and ▁Northern ▁Pi ke . ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ( D NR ) ▁has ▁been ▁monitoring ▁the ▁fish ▁population ▁ann ually ▁and ▁has ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁smaller ▁species ▁of ▁pan fish ▁have ▁been ▁reprodu cing ▁pro l ific ally ▁and ▁future ▁stock ing ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁Mus k ell unge ▁and ▁Cat fish . ▁These ▁pre dat ory ▁species ▁have ▁plenty ▁to ▁eat ▁in ▁the ▁lake ▁and ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁their ▁numbers ▁will ▁bring ▁a ▁balance ▁to ▁the ▁e cos ystem . ▁ ▁A ▁boat ▁landing ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁no ▁charge ▁to ▁anyone ▁with ▁a ▁Michigan ▁State ▁park ▁st icker ▁on ▁their ▁vehicle ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁lake . ▁A ▁" no ▁w ake " ▁policy ▁is ▁enfor ced ▁on ▁the ▁lake ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁peace ful ▁fish ing ▁and ▁bo ating ▁environment . ▁Many ▁ang lers ▁choose ▁to ▁prop