This area has become a much better largemouth bass fishing destination than it used to be many years ago. On many of the lakes, largemouth bass are a secondary species of fish, but there are several lakes that do offer some pretty good fishing for largemouth bass. In this part of the state, most of the quality bass that you catch will be in the 2 to 3 pound range. On some of the bigger lakes, you may find some bass even bigger in the 4 to 5 pound range, but they aren’t very common up here. Some of the better lakes to fish for largemouth bass in this area are Big St. Germain Lake, Little St. Germain Lake, Found Lake and Lost Lake. On many of the smaller lakes in our area, the dominant species of fish will be largemouth bass and sunfish, so you can definitely target largemouth bass and catch them, but the average size fish will be smaller than what you will find on the bigger lakes. St. Germain is one of the better towns in Vilas County for good boat access to some good-sized lakes for largemouth bass.
Found Lake
Found Lake is a 336 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 21 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from one public boat landing. Fish include muskie, walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and panfish. According to the Wisconsin DNR, panfish are abundant in this lake and the other species of fish are listed as common.
Little St. Germain Lake
Little Saint Germain Lake is a 972 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 53 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include muskie, walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and panfish. According to the Wisconsin DNR, northern pike are abundant in this lake. Muskie, walleye, largemouth bass and panfish are common in this lake. Smallmouth bass are considered present.
Lost Lake
Lost Lake is a 539 acre lake located in Vilas County. It has a maximum depth of 20 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from one public boat landing. Fish include muskie, walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and panfish. According to the Wisconsin DNR, panfish are abundant in this lake and the other species of fish are listed as common.
North Nokomis Lake
North Nokomis Lake is a 470 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 73 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from one public boat landing. Fish include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and panfish. According to the Wisconsin DNR, panfish, largemouth bass and walleye are common in this lake. Smallmouth bass and northern pike are listed as present.
