Bass Fishing Wisconsin

[cyfan964]

Looking for some recommendations in Wisconsin.

 

My son and I normally go to northern Minnesota on our annual fishing trip, but would love to check out some Wisconsin waters this year.  Will be a completely new state to us.

 

We'll be coming from central Iowa with our own boat.  Looking for a place that we could rent a cabin on the water.  Our boat is just a 16.5' Lund, so need to avoid really big water that could get overly choppy.  

 

Looking to target Large and Smallmouth mainly.

 

Would love any input or advice from people in the area.  Love visiting Wisconsin, I've just never really fished it.

 

 

[dwtaylor]

google "Best smallmouth lakes in NW Wisconsin?" and there are some good suggestions from another popular bass fishing forum.  I have never been in that area though.  

 

I moved up to northeast/central WI 12 years ago from your neck of the woods.  Rarely do I go more than 2 hrs from Oshkosh (where I live) and find myself fishing the wolf river by new london the most.  Its good for both species and a smaller boat is preferred.  Its not traditional smallmouth fishing though because you are fishing around a lot of wood and heavy cover so its really more or less like fishing brushy creek, but with current if that makes sense.  The wolf is not as wide as the des moines river above the dsm metro area, but it is deeper and has a little more current.  The water is cleaner as well.

 

 

[cyfan964]

16 hours ago, dwtaylor said:

google "Best smallmouth lakes in NW Wisconsin?" and there are some good suggestions from another popular bass fishing forum.  I have never been in that area though.  

 

I moved up to northeast/central WI 12 years ago from your neck of the woods.  Rarely do I go more than 2 hrs from Oshkosh (where I live) and find myself fishing the wolf river by new london the most.  Its good for both species and a smaller boat is preferred.  Its not traditional smallmouth fishing though because you are fishing around a lot of wood and heavy cover so its really more or less like fishing brushy creek, but with current if that makes sense.  The wolf is not as wide as the des moines river above the dsm metro area, but it is deeper and has a little more current.  The water is cleaner as well.

 

 

 

Thanks for your input!  Nice to see another Iowa State fan :).  I've been looking around the Hayward, Wisconsin area. Lac Courte Oreilles looks like it might be a good fit.