Northwoods Wisconsin
The Northwoods of Wisconsin, Vilas, Oneida, and Forest counties with world-class musky fishing and pristine lakes.
| Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Depth | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mole Lake | Forest | A | 8.5 ft | 17 ft | 4 |
| Bug Lake | Forest | A | - | - | 0 |
| Cloud Lake | Forest | A | - | 25 ft | 2 |
| Devil'S Lake | Forest | A | - | - | 0 |
| Boulder Lake | Vilas | B | 5.6 ft | 23 ft | 6 |
| Spider Lake | Iron | B | 8.5 ft | - | 0 |
| Spider Lake | Vilas | B | 10.5 ft | 43 ft | 6 |
| Pickerel Lake | Forest | B | 10 ft | 19 ft | 4 |
| Pickerel Lake | Vilas | B | 6 ft | 26 ft | 5 |
| Carpenter Lake | Vilas | B | 7.5 ft | 16 ft | 5 |
| North Turtle Lake | Vilas | B | 8.5 ft | 58 ft | 6 |
| Silver Lake | Vilas | B | 12.1 ft | 19 ft | 5 |
| Silver Lake | Forest | B | 13 ft | 20 ft | 6 |
| Plum Lake | Vilas | B | 14.2 ft | 57 ft | 6 |
| Whitefish Lake | Oneida | B | 8.8 ft | 33 ft | 6 |
| Round Lake | Oneida | B | 4.4 ft | 15 ft | 6 |
| Cedar Lake | Iron | B | 7.5 ft | 21 ft | 6 |
| Bass Lake | Oneida | B | 6 ft | 20 ft | 6 |
| Bass Lake | Vilas | B | 12.8 ft | 15 ft | 5 |
| Clear Lake | Oneida | B | - | 95 ft | 6 |
| Pioneer Lake | Vilas | B | 9.5 ft | 27 ft | 5 |
| Rice Lake | Iron | B | 5 ft | 21 ft | 6 |
| Sugar Camp Lake | Oneida | B | 16.5 ft | - | 0 |
| Little Spider Lake | Vilas | B | 16 ft | 23 ft | 5 |
| Indian Lake | Oneida | B | 11 ft | 26 ft | 6 |
| Turtle Flambeau Flowage Lake | Iron | B | 6 ft | - | 0 |
| Rosalind Lake | Vilas | B | 19.3 ft | - | 0 |
| Tom Doyle Lake | Oneida | B | 7 ft | 30 ft | 6 |
| Lake Lucerne | Forest | B | 18.7 ft | 73 ft | 6 |
| Oxbow Lake | Vilas | B | 8 ft | 44 ft | 6 |
| Bear Lake | Forest | B | 5.6 ft | 20 ft | 2 |
| Bear Lake | Oneida | B | 8 ft | 20 ft | 5 |
| Towanda Lake | Vilas | B | 10.5 ft | 27 ft | 5 |
| Lake Metonga | Forest | B | 22 ft | 79 ft | 5 |
| Birch Lake | Vilas | B | 6.5 ft | 45 ft | 6 |
| Rush Lake | Vilas | B | 5 ft | 7 ft | 6 |
| Imogene Lake | Vilas | B | 10 ft | 41 ft | 3 |
| Crescent Lake | Oneida | B | 14 ft | - | 0 |
| Anderson Lake | Vilas | B | 20.5 ft | 63 ft | 2 |
| Velvet Lake | Oneida | B | 12.8 ft | 16 ft | 3 |
| Carlin Lake | Vilas | B | 21 ft | 36 ft | 3 |
| High Lake | Vilas | B | 10 ft | 36 ft | 6 |
| Butternut Lake | Forest | B | 19.5 ft | 42 ft | 4 |
| Rainbow Lake | Vilas | B | 6 ft | 36 ft | 6 |
| Little Tamarack Flowage Lake | Vilas | B | 8.2 ft | 16 ft | 4 |
| Windfall Lake | Forest | B | 10 ft | 25 ft | 4 |
| Island Lake | Oneida | B | 7 ft | 26 ft | 6 |
| Big Lake | Vilas | B | 12.5 ft | - | 0 |
| Big Lake | Vilas | B | - | 30 ft | 6 |
| Papoose Lake | Vilas | B | 15 ft | 65 ft | 6 |
| Kentuck Lake | Vilas | B | 9.5 ft | 40 ft | 5 |
| Little Crooked Lake | Vilas | B | 8.5 ft | 30 ft | 5 |
| Big Arbor Vitae Lake | Vilas | B | 6 ft | 41 ft | 4 |
| Little Sand Lake | Forest | B | 8 ft | 20 ft | 4 |
| Bearskin Lake | Oneida | B | 6 ft | 26 ft | 6 |
| Upper Kaubashine Lake | Oneida | B | 19 ft | 56 ft | 6 |
| Stella Lake | Oneida | B | 8 ft | 22 ft | 6 |
| Squash Lake | Oneida | B | 17.5 ft | 74 ft | 6 |
| Mid Lake | Oneida | B | 7 ft | 12 ft | 6 |
| Plummer Lake | Vilas | B | 18 ft | 85 ft | 5 |
| Mcdonald Lake | Vilas | B | 8.6 ft | - | 0 |
| Little Pine Lake | Iron | B | 7.4 ft | 32 ft | 0 |
| Armour Lake | Vilas | B | 10.5 ft | 56 ft | 6 |
| Found Lake | Vilas | B | 6 ft | 21 ft | 5 |
| Crane Lake | Forest | B | 7 ft | 25 ft | 4 |
| Circle Lily Lake | Vilas | B | 6 ft | 35 ft | 6 |
| Alva Lake | Oneida | B | 19.5 ft | 43 ft | 5 |
| Franklin Lake | Forest | B | 16 ft | 46 ft | 5 |
| Franklin Lake | Oneida | B | 16.2 ft | 25 ft | 5 |
| Charnley Lake | Iron | B | 13.5 ft | - | 0 |
| Lake of the Falls | Iron | B | 5.4 ft | 23 ft | 6 |
| Echo Lake | Iron | B | 6 ft | - | 0 |
| Big Portage Lake | Vilas | B | 18.5 ft | 40 ft | 4 |
| Annabelle Lake | Vilas | B | 8 ft | 30 ft | 5 |
| Perch Lake | Oneida | B | 15 ft | 56 ft | 2 |
| Mildred Lake | Oneida | B | 18 ft | 45 ft | 4 |
| Meta Lake | Vilas | B | 10.5 ft | 25 ft | 4 |
| Manson Lake | Oneida | B | 12 ft | 54 ft | 6 |
| Blueberry Lake | Vilas | B | - | - | 0 |
| Forest Lake | Vilas | B | 22.2 ft | 60 ft | 5 |
| Crab Lake | Vilas | B | 11 ft | - | 0 |
| Wildcat Lake | Vilas | B | 7 ft | 38 ft | 5 |
| Lower Kaubashine Lake | Oneida | B | 13.8 ft | 36 ft | 6 |
| Hasbrook Lake | Oneida | B | 21 ft | 50 ft | 5 |
| Deep Hole Lake | Oneida | B | 4.3 ft | - | 0 |
| Sunset Lake | Vilas | B | 17.3 ft | 30 ft | 6 |
| Wilson Lake | Iron | B | 11 ft | 21 ft | 5 |
| Black Oak Lake | Vilas | B | 29 ft | 85 ft | 6 |
| Spring Lake | Vilas | B | 8.5 ft | 16 ft | 4 |
| Horsehead Lake | Vilas | B | 10 ft | - | 0 |
| Flannery Lake | Oneida | B | 14.5 ft | 35 ft | 2 |
| Maple Lake | Oneida | B | 12.5 ft | 15 ft | 5 |
| Ballard Lake | Vilas | B | 15 ft | 25 ft | 0 |
| Fishtrap Lake | Vilas | B | 12.2 ft | 34 ft | 6 |
| Lynx Lake | Vilas | B | 12.8 ft | 20 ft | 6 |
| Beaver Lake | Vilas | B | 6.5 ft | 20 ft | 5 |
| Big Stone Lake | Oneida | B | 4.2 ft | 57 ft | 6 |
| Snipe Lake | Vilas | B | 11 ft | 15 ft | 4 |
| Pine Lake | Iron | B | 6 ft | 41 ft | 5 |
| Moon Lake | Vilas | B | 13 ft | 38 ft | 6 |
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