Forest County is home to some incredible smallmouth bass fishing. Located close to the town of Eagle River, anglers have been reporting excellent smallmouth bass fishing for many years on Butternut Lake, Franklin Lake and Kentuck Lake. If you head farther south to the town of Crandon, you will find plenty of action on Metonga Lake and Lake Lucerne.
Birch Lake
Birch Lake is a 466 acre lake located in Forest County. It has a maximum depth of 75 feet. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, panfish and walleye are common in this lake. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and northern pike are considered present.
Butternut Lake
Butternut Lake is a 1246 acre lake located in Forest County. It has a maximum depth of 42 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include panfish, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. The lake’s water clarity is very clear. According to the DNR, smallmouth bass and walleye are listed as abundant. Panfish are listed as common and northern pike are listed as present.
Franklin Lake
Franklin Lake is a 839 acre lake located in Forest County. It has a maximum depth of 46 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. The lake’s water clarity is very clear. According to the DNR, panfish, smallmouth bass and walleye are considered common in the lake. Largemouth bass and northern pike are listed as present.
Hilbert Lake
Hilbert Lake is a 278 acre lake located in Marinette, Forest Counties. It has a maximum depth of 32 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 and largemouth bass are common in the lake. Smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye are listed as present.
Julia Lake
Julia Lake is a 404 acre lake located in Forest, Oneida Counties. It has a maximum depth of 45 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, trout and walleye. According to the DNR, muskie are common in the lake. All other species of fish are listed as present.
Kentuck Lake
Kentuck Lake is a 1001 acre lake located in Vilas, Forest Counties. It has a maximum depth of 40 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and walleye. According to the DNR, muskie, panfish, smallmouth bass and walleye are common in the lake. Largemouth bass are considered present.
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is a 1039 acre lake located in Forest County. It has a maximum depth of 73 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, trout and walleye. The lake’s water clarity is very clear. According to the DNR, smallmouth bass are abundant in the lake. Walleye are listed as common and the rest of the species of fish are considered present in the lake.
Metonga Lake
Metonga Lake is a 2038 acre lake located in Forest County. It has a maximum depth of 79 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. The lake’s water clarity is very clear. According to the DNR, smallmouth bass and walleye are common in the lake. Panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike are considered present.
Pine Lake
Pine Lake is a 1673 acre lake located in Forest County. It has a maximum depth of 15 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. The lake’s water clarity is low. According to the DNR, panfish are abundant in this lake. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and northern pike are listed as common. Walleye are considered present in the lake.
Roberts Lake
Roberts Lake is a 435 acre lake located in Forest County. It has a maximum depth of 31 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, muskie and walleye are abundant in the lake. Panfish are listed as common and all of the other species of fish are listed as present.
Sevenmile Lake
Sevenmile Lake is a 518 acre lake located in Oneida, Forest Counties. It has a maximum depth of 43 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, walleye are common in the lake. All of the other species of fish are listed as present.
Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a 317 acre lake located in Forest County. It has a maximum depth of 20 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, panfish are abundant in this lake. Muskie, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are listed as common in the lake. Walleye and northern pike are listed as present.
