Largemouth Bass


Largemouth bass can be found in most of the lakes in this area, however, there are definitely some lakes that are much better if you’re looking for some quality bass fishing.  Take a look below to learn more about the area’s best largemouth bass lakes.


Emily Lake


Emily Lake is a 183 acre lake located in Florence County. It has a maximum depth of 43 feet.    Fish include northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye and panfish.  According to the DNR, walleye and largemouth bass are considered common in the lake while northern pike and panfish are listed as present.



Fay Lake


Fay Lake is a 272 acre lake located in Florence County. It has a maximum depth of 10 feet.  Fish include northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye and panfish.  According to the DNR, northern pike and largemouth bass are considered common in the lake while walleye and panfish are listed as present.



Keyes Lake


Keyes Lake is a 195 acre lake located in Florence County.  It has a maximum depth of 74 feet.  Fish include northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye and panfish.  According to the DNR, walleye, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and panfish are considered common in the lake while northern pike are listed as present.



Halsey Lake


Halsey Lake is a 506 acre lake located in Florence County.  It has a maximum depth of 10 feet.  Fish include northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye and panfish.  According to the DNR, largemouth bass are considered common in the lake while walleye, northern pike and panfish are listed as present.



Patten Lake


Patten Lake is a 254 acre lake located in Florence County.  It has a maximum depth of 52 feet.  Fish include largemouth bass, walleye, trout and panfish.  According to the DNR, panfish are abundant in the lake while largemouth bass and walleye are considered common.  Trout are listed as present.



Sea Lion Lake


Sea Lion Lake is a 114 acre lake located in Florence County.  It has a maximum depth of 82 feet.  Fish include northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye and panfish.  According to the DNR, panfish are abundant in the lake while largemouth bass and northern pike are considered common in the lake.  Smallmouth bass and walleye are listed as present.



Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes


The Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes are known as a good largemouth bass / bluegill fishery with lots of other species of fish to catch too.  This chain is made up of 8 smaller lakes which combine to be a good-sized recreational area for boaters and anglers alike.  The lakes are beautiful and while they do get a decent amount of fishing pressure, you can catch northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass in addition to the largemouth bass / panfish fishery.  While the walleye are not nearly as abundant as largemouth bass in the chain, there is a fishable population here and many anglers do fish for walleye on the chain.  Take a look below to learn more about the individual lakes that make up the chain.  To learn more about the individual lakes, take a look at our Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes Fishing page.



Twin Falls Flowage


Twin Falls Flowage is a 570 acre lake located in Florence County.  It has a maximum depth of 50 feet.  Fish include muskie, walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and panfish.  According to the DNR, all the species listed are common in the lake except for muskie, which are listed as present.