This area is home to a lot of smaller lakes, but it does have several good-sized lakes that are plenty big enough to hold good populations of a variety of fish with some big fish too.
We organized the larger lakes by size. Take a look below to learn more about this area.
Red Cedar Lake
Red Cedar Lake is a 1,897 acre lake located in Washburn, Barron Counties. It has a maximum depth of 53 feet. Fish include largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass and panfish. According to the DNR, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye are common in the lake while panfish are listed as present.
Prairie Lake
Prairie Lake is a 1,408 acre lake located in Barron County. It has a maximum depth of 16 feet. Fish include largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass and panfish. According to the DNR, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye and panfish are common in the lake while smallmouth bass are listed as present.
Bear Lake
Bear Lake is a 1,348 acre lake located in Washburn, Barron Counties. It has a maximum depth of 87 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, panfish, northern pike, walleye and largemouth bass are common in the lake.
Beaver Dam Lake
Beaver Dam Lake is a 1,163 acre lake located in Barron County. It has a maximum depth of 106 feet. Fish include largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass, trout and panfish. According to the DNR, largemouth bass, northern pike and panfish are common in the lake while smallmouth bass, trout and walleye are listed as present.
Lake Chetek
Lake Chetek is a 923 acre lake located in Barron County. It has a maximum depth of 22 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from 2 public boat landings. Fish include northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and panfish. According to the DNR, panfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye are common in this lake. The lake’s water clarity is low.
Rice Lake
Rice Lake is a 859 acre lake located in Barron County. It has a maximum depth of 19 feet. Fish include largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, muskie and panfish. According to the DNR, largemouth bass, northern pike and muskie are common in the lake while walleye and panfish are listed as present.
