The Fish Net

Wisconsin river and lake

Lakes and Rivers

Lakes

Big Saint Germain Lake

Big Saint Germain Lake

Big Saint Germain Lake

This 1,622 acre lake is located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 42 feet, and the water clarity is low.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Musky
  • Panfish
  • Northern Pike
  • Walleye
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Lake Trout

Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago

This 131,939 acre lake is located in Winnebago, Calumet, and Fond du Lac Counties. It has a maximum depth of 21 feet, and the water clarity is low.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Panfish
  • Walleye
  • Sturgeon
  • Channel Catfish
  • Flathead Catfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Musky
  • Northern Pike
  • White Bass

Lake Eau Claire

Lake Eau Claire

Lake Eau Claire

This 870 acre lake is located in Eau Claire County. It has a maximum depth of 25 feet, and the water clarity is low.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Walleye
  • Musky
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Panfish
  • Northern Pike

Jute Lake

Jute Lake

Jute Lake

This 191 acre lake is located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 23 feet.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Panfish
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Musky
  • Largemouth Bass

Lake Wisconsin

Lake Wisconsin

Lake Wisconsin

This 7,197 acre lake is located in Sauk and Columbia Counties. It has a maximum depth of 24 feet, and the water clarity is low.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Panfish
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Musky
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Walleye
  • Northern Pike

Callahan Lake

Callahan Lake

Callahan Lake

This 138 acre lake is located in Sawyer County. It has a maximum depth of 18 feet.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Musky
  • Panfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Walleye

Lake Pepin

Lake Pepin

Lake Pepin

This 24,550 acre lake is located in Pepin, Pierce, and Buffalo Counties. It has a maximum depth of 59 feet.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Panfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Northern Pike
  • Sauger
  • White Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass

Lac La Belle

Lac La Belle

Lac La Belle

This 1,154 acre lake is located in Waukesha County. It has a maximum depth of 45 feet, and the water clarity is moderately clear.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Panfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Northern Pike
  • Walleye

Lake Monona

Lake Monona

Lake Monona

This 3,359 acre lake is located in Dane County. It has a maximum depth of 74 feet.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Panfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Northern Pike
  • Walleye
  • Musky
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Sturgeon
  • Catfish

Lake Chippewa

Lake Chippewa

Lake Chippewa

This 14,593 acre lake is located in Sawyer County. It has a maximum depth of 92 feet.

Fish commonly found in this lake:

  • Walleye
  • Musky
  • Panfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Northern Pike
  • Sturgeon
  • Catfish

Rivers

Kickapoo River

Kickapoo River

Kickapoo River

This 126 mile river was named after the Kickapoo tribe that once inhabited this area of Wisconsin. Known as the crookedest river in the world.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Brown Trout
  • Channel Catfish
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Brook Trout
  • Rainbow Trout

Black Earth Creek

Black Earth Creek

Black Earth Creek

This spring-fed stream flows through the Village of Cross Plains. It begins as a cold-water spring just west of Madison, and empties past Mazomanie into the Wisconsin River. The water quality is clean and very clear.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Brown Trout
  • Brook Trout
  • Rainbow Trout

Mississippi River

Mississippi River

Mississippi River (Upper)

The upper Mississippi River borders the western part of Wisconsin. Mississippi is an Ojibwa word meaning great river or gathering of waters. Home to over 100 species of fish.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Walleye
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Northern Pike
  • Sturgeon
  • Panfish
  • Catfish
  • Sauger

Eagle River

Eagle River

Eagle River

This river is a tributary of the Wisconsin River in northeastern Wisconsin and part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Walleye
  • Musky
  • Panfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • White Bass
  • Northern Pike
  • Catfish
  • Hybrid Striped Bass

Chippewa River

Chippewa River

Chippewa River

This river flows approximately 183 miles through west-central and northwestern Wisconsin. The river is easily accessible via the Chippewa River State Trail, which follows the river from Eau Claire to Durand.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Musky
  • Panfish
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Walleye
  • Northern Pike

Pike River

Pike River

Pike River

This river is 15.8 miles long. It is a tributary of the Menominee River and its entire length is in Marinette County.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Largemouth Bass
  • Chinook Salmon
  • Brown Trout
  • Panfish
  • Black Bullhead
  • Brown Bullhead
  • Yellow Bullhead
  • Coho Salmon
  • Pumpkinseed
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brook Trout

Flambeau River

Flambeau River

Flambeau River

This river is a tributary of the Chippewa River in northern Wisconsin. Known as one of the best whitewater rivers in the Midwest.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Musky
  • Panfish
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Walleye
  • Northern Pike

Kinnickinnic River

Kinnickinnic River

Kinnickinnic River

This 22-mile-long river in northwestern Wisconsin is called "Kinni" for short. It is a world-class trout stream with over 8,000 trout per mile in some areas. Flows through the city of River Falls.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Brook Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Panfish

Namekagon River

Namekagon River

Namekagon River

This river is a tributary of the St. Croix River. It is 101 miles long and located in northwestern Wisconsin. Its name comes from an Ojibwa word meaning "river at the place abundant with sturgeons".

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Brook Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Panfish
  • Walleye
  • Northern Pike
  • Sturgeon
  • Catfish
  • Musky

Bad River

Bad River

Bad River

This 74.3 mile long river flows to Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin through portions of Ashland, Bayfield and Iron counties.

Fish commonly found in this river:

  • Walleye
  • Northern Pike
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Panfish
  • Musky