Washburn County is home to many lakes for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are definitely secondary here overall. However, there are plenty of places to go if you want to catch a smallmouth bass here. Shell Lake and Stone Lake get a lot of attention for smallies and some big fish are caught in both lakes too.
Bear Lake
Bear Lake is a 1348 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.
Birch Lake
Birch Lake is a 364 acre lake located in Washburn County. It has a maximum depth of 73 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 and smallmouth bass are listed as present.
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.
Long Lake
Long Lake is a 3478 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.
Lower McKenzie Lake
Lower McKenzie Lake is a 206 acre lake located in Washburn, Burnett Counties. It has a maximum depth of 17 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, northern pike and largemouth bass are common in the lake.
McKenzie Lake
McKenzie Lake is a 1129 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.
Minong Flowage
Minong Flowage is a 1587 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.
Shell Lake
Shell Lake is a 2513 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.
Slim Lake
Slim Lake is a 210 acre lake located in Washburn County. It has a maximum depth of 42 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, panfish are abundant in this lake. Largemouth bass are common in the lake.
Stone Lake
Stone Lake is a 490 acre lake located in Washburn County. It has a maximum depth of 49 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. According to the DNR, smallmouth bass and walleye are abundant in this lake. Panfish and largemouth bass are common in the lake.
