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.
Long Lake
Long Lake is a 3,478 acre lake located in Washburn County. It has a maximum depth of 74 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from 4 public boat landings. Fish include northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and panfish. According to the DNR, northern pike are abundant in this lake. Walleye, largemouth bass and panfish are common and smallmouth bass are listed as present. The lake’s water clarity is low.
Shell Lake
Shell Lake is a 2,513 acre lake located in Washburn County. It has a maximum depth of 36 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, smallmouth bass and walleye are abundant in this lake. Muskie and panfish are common in the lake.
Minong Flowage
Minong Flowage is a 1,587 acre lake located in Douglas, Washburn Counties. It has a maximum depth of 21 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, walleye are abundant in this lake. Panfish and northern pike are considered common in the lake.
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.
Spooner Lake
Spooner Lake is a 1,132 acre lake located in Washburn County. It has a maximum depth of 17 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, panfish and northern pike are abundant in this lake. Largemouth bass are common in the lake.
McKenzie Lake
McKenzie Lake is a 1,129 acre lake located in Washburn, Burnett Counties. It has a maximum depth of 71 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye and sturgeon. According to the DNR, muskie, northern pike and walleye are abundant in this lake. Panfish and largemouth bass are common in the lake.
Lake Nancy
Lake Nancy is a 757 acre lake located in Washburn County. It has a maximum depth of 39 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, panfish are abundant in this lake. Northern pike, walleye and largemouth bass are common in the lake.
Middle McKenzie Lake
Middle McKenzie Lake is a 527 acre lake located in Burnett, Washburn 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, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, muskie, panfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye are common in the lake.
Gull Lake
Gull Lake is a 518 acre lake located in Washburn County. It has a maximum depth of 19 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike. According to the DNR, panfish are abundant in this lake. Northern pike and largemouth bass are common in the lake.
