The Lac du Flambeau area is a very popular smallmouth bass destination. Located close to Minocqua, there are so many places you can fish for smallmouth bass here. In Lac du Flambeau, the Lac du Flambeau chain of lakes offers some very good fishing for numbers and quality depending on the lake you choose to fish. Off the chain, anglers do well on Little Trout Lake & Squirrel Lake. On many of the other lakes in the area, smallmouth bass will be secondary, but they are still there, which means you have so many options for catching smallmouth bass without having to drive very far.
Big Crawling Stone Lake
Crawling Stone Lake is a 1483 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 87 feet. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. The water is very clear as well. According to the DNR, panfish and walleye are common in the lake. Muskie, northern pike, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are listed as present in the lake.
Fence Lake
Fence Lake is a 3483 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 86 feet. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, trout and walleye. According to the DNR, muskie, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye and panfish are considered common in the lake. Largemouth bass and trout are listed as present.
Flambeau Lake
Flambeau Lake is a 1166 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 78 feet with very clear water. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, muskie, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and panfish are considered common in the lake while northern pike are listed as present.
Little Crawling Stone Lake
Little Crawling Stone Lake is a 113 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 44 feet and very clear water. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, smallmouth bass and panfish are considered common in the lake. Muskie, walleye, northern pike and largemouth bass are listed as present.
Little Trout Lake
Little Trout Lake is a 1,007 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 98 feet. Fish include muskie, walleye, trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and panfish. According to the DNR, muskie, smallmouth bass and walleye are considered common in the lake. Largemouth bass, trout and panfish are listed as present.
Long Interlaken Lake
Long Interlaken Lake is a 380 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 65 feet with very clear water. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and panfish are considered common in the lake. Muskie, northern pike and walleye are listed as present.
Squirrel Lake
Squirrel Lake is a 1,309 acre lake located in Vilas, Oneida Counties. It has a maximum depth of 46 feet. Fish include muskie, walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and panfish. According to the DNR, muskie, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and and panfish are common in the lake. Northern pike are listed as present.
