Wisconsin fishing for bass, walleye, crappie, and perch plus fishing equipment, boats, gear and vacation trip ideas for fishing in WI.

The state of Wisconsin offers plenty of bass fishing, walleye, crappie, perch, catfish and some ice fishing in the winter. And, you have all kinds of water to fish including lakes, ponds, streams and rivers.

The following chart shows the major fishing waters in Wisconsin cross referencing these waters with the major species to be found there.

Wisconsin Fishing Lake Locations

Beaver Dam Lake is a 6,500-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Beaver Dam, WI.

Big Eau Pleine Reservoir is a 6,800-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Stratford, WI.

Castle Rock Lake is a 14,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Necedah, WI.

Fence Lake is a 3,500-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Lac du Flambeau, WI.

Gile Flowage is a 3,400-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Montreal, WI.

Green Lake is a 7,300-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Green Lake, WI.

Grindstone Lake is a 3,100-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Hayward, WI.

Holcombe Flowage is a 3,900-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Holcombe, WI.

Lac Vieux Desert is a 4,300-acre lake on the northeastern border of the state, at Land O Lakes, WI.

Lake Butte des Morts is an 8,800-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Oshkosh, WI.

Lake Chippewa is a 15,300-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 10 miles east of Hayward, WI.

Lake Chetac is a 1,900-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Birchwood, WI.

Lake du Bay is a 6,700-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Knowlton, WI.

Lake Geneva is a 5,300-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Lake Geneva, WI.

Lake Kegonsa is a 3,200-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Stoughton, WI.

Lake Koshkonong is a 10,500-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Fort Atkinson, WI.

Lake Michigan is a 22,400 square-mile lake running along the eastern border of Wisconsin.

Lake Monona is a 9,800-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Madison, WI.

Lake Mendota is a 10,000-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Madison, WI.

Lake Pepin is a 25,000-acre lake on the western border of the state, at Stockholm, WI.

Lake Poygan is a 14,000-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, at Winneconne, WI.

Lake Puckaway is a 5,000-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Marquette, WI.

Lake Superior is a 31,820 square-mile lake running along the northern western border of Wisconsin.

Lake Winnebago is a 135,000-acre lake in the south-eastern part of the state, at Fon Du Lac, WI.

Lake Wisconsin is a 9,500-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Merrimac, WI.

Lake Wissota is a 6,300-acre lake in the west-central part of the state, at Chippewa Falls, WI.

Long Lake is a 3,300-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Madge, WI.

Namekagon Lake is a 3,200-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Namekagon, WI.

Pelican Lake is a 3,600-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Pelican Lake, WI.

Petenwell Lake is a 23,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Necedah, WI.

Rainbow Flowage is a 2,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Germain, WI.

Shawano Lake is a 6,100-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Shawano, WI.

Shell Lake is a 2,600-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Shell Lake, WI.

Tomahawk Lake is a 3,400-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Lake Tomahawk, WI.

Turtle Flambeau Flowage is a 19,000-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Mercer, WI.

Willow Reservoir is a 6,400-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, 6 miles south-west of Hazelhurst, WI.

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For additional information about fishing in Wisconsin visit the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website.

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