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| For years all of the uncles, great uncles, and cousins have been going to Lac Vieux Desert for a week long fishing trip. As the years have passed the group has thinned and it seems to be time for some new scenery. Aside for the Eagle River Chain what lakes would you reccomend for a week long trip? Looking for multi species action. Walleye, panfish (specifically perch), and of course Muskie action. Any info would be much appreciated, thanks. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | three lakes chain |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Minocqua/Tomahawk. |
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| Steve, any lakes in particular that you would suggest? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The Minocqua/Tomahawk chain rocks for multi-specie fishing. Perch on Minocqua are great, LM Bass are running rampant through the system and the limit is 5 no size limit, the smallmouth fishing on Tomahawk is nuts, 'eyes are OK to good, Pike are good, crappies excellent and bluegills excellent. Great muskie fishing too.
There's also a ton of other water in the area that meets your criteria, all within a few miles. Maybe Sled will chime n on a place to stay or ten. |
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| Awesome Steve, thank you! That is what we are looking for. Someone mentioned North Twin. Anyone have any opinions on that particular lake? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i agree that the Minocqua Chain is fantastic choice for what is requested ... it's an incredible bass fishery as described and perch, panfish all very good ... walleyes if you are good and fish at night. there are guys who are successful on tom and kawaguesaga. between the clumbs island complex, boat houses and a few nice points on Lake Minocqua and then the table-top/bootjack on Lake Tom you could enjoy the whole week for multi-species action especially bass action. muskies are usually active on community spots especially if you want to do some night fishing. it's possible to catch a lifetime giant (not easy but not crazy either). study some of the tournament results on the chain and you might be surprised at what you find.
for staying i find it hard to beat Indian Shores Campground on Lake Tom ... they have their own launch and lots of lodging options from cabins to tents and anything in-between. it's clean, well run, has a bar and restaurant on-site and close to some good spots.
let me know if i can help you out at all ... unlike popular opinion we log lots of hours on the chain summer and winter and should be able to point you in the right direction. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Choosing between North Twin and Minocqua/Tomahawk for your criteria, I'd go Minocqua/Tomahawk. You will catch lots of fish. |
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| Thanks for the info Sled. We are having a meeting this weekend and will be bringing this option up. You mentioned the muskie fishing and the trophy potential, but is it a numbers chain as well? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | fish good spots and put the time in and you should contact fish and have your chances. if i had to choose a lake to night fish and swing for the fences, lake tom is near the top of the list. for numbers i'd suggest you focus on weed bars and points on lake minocqua. just a ton of water and lots of spots to choose from ... sand, rock, weeds, deep water humps, isolated weed bars, you name it it's there ...
also a few places to pop into if you want to get out of the boat for a break ...
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | North/South Twin is a good fishery. It contains lots of muskies with some brutes, an insane amount of walleyes in there, and some really big perch. South has a good population of bluegills and crappies as well, and North does have some crappies but hard to find. North has some big smallies but not the population like Lake Tom has. South is nice to fish if the wind kicks up as North can be a bear with a strong wind from the wrong direction. The Twin “chain” can be hit or miss when it comes to musky action. You’ll love it if they are on, but hate it if they are not.
Quite a few bars in the area to grab a meal at as well, as well as a little hole-in-the-wall bakery/deli that has really good food. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | tell me more about lake tom smallies ...
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| Cisco Chain.
Much less pressured water. Almost a Canadian like look. Lots of walleyes, muskies and smallies. Good crappies and perch too.
Check out Bentz Camp. Great lodging with a great restaurant/bar along with a bait shop and boat launch. You'll go there for the fishing, but come back for the pizza!  |
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| Done pretty good on lac du flambeua chain. Everything there. A jig with a leech or worm pretty good for smallmouth and walleye and bass, slip bobber rig good for pike. Pm me if you want more details. |
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| I also recommend the Cisco Chain. Fishing is solid and a number of nice resorts. |
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| Good stuff guys! Thank you for all of the replys. We have some choices to make. Actually my ol' man mentioned the Chippewa flowage this morning. I have heard this is really tough to fish for basically anything. Not sure as I have never fished it. Any truth to this? |
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Location: oswego, il | The Flambeau Flowage is another good choice. Big muskies, lots of walleyes, pike and smallmouth. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | cisco and flambeau both good choices and good reasoning behind those posts.
tuffy1 on this site has in-laws who own a resort on the flambeau chain. i'd suggest checking them out if you want some good intel on that chain. |
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Northern WI - Multi Species Destination ?