Lake recommendations Wisconsin?

[FishGUY]

I want to go bass fishing in Wisconsin in May this year. I have never fished there before and am looking for any recommendations on lakes to try. The closer to the cities the better.

Thanks

[Nick Kuhn]

The northern bass zone is actually pretty far from the cities. All lakes just across the boarder are considered southern zone and thus season is fully open as of May 1st (as opposed to the CPR season around the Hayward area).

As far as lakes we just had a thread for this not too long ago and the consensus was go anywhere but Deer. Smaller shallower lakes will be warmer and have more fish shallow early in the month, Most lakes are decent and pretty straightforward as to how to fish them.

[FishGUY]

Thanks for the info Nick, I will look for the thread.

[blakeb]

try cedar by star prairie

[Deitz Dittrich]

way to many to name.. and really only one way to find out.. to be real honest, I have yet to find a bad baa lake just over the boarder.

[Nick Kuhn]

Deitz will you be out there this weekend? I'll be on the look out for your Cat. Where I hit will depend on the weather. Looks like the forecast is for better weather at this moment. I'll probably stick to some smaller Polk county lakes and avoid the crowd.

[kenais]

If your going to be fishing some of the PolkCo lakes read the notices at the landings. There are many lakes that have no size limit and a possession limit of 5 due to an overabundance of small bass. Please keep a couple of small bass to eat out of these lakes, the water is still cold enough that they taste pretty good.

[Deitz Dittrich]

NK- the puma is staying at home on saturday.. going float boat in some small carry into lakes.. Sunday will have the baby in tow.. Northern Polk Co will be the destination!

[Juan Grande]

What does a season non-resident Wisco license cost?

[Reid G]

50 bucks even. That was for my '09.

[Craigums]

Its still 50, just bought mine...I'll be out on the lakes in my tin can this weekend as long as its not too windy

[Cecil]

Woodn't you like to know where Deitz is going...

[Deitz Dittrich]

Dude, even I dont know where I am going yet.. I know where I am going saturday. Thats about it.. sunday in the Cat will be more of a craps shoot..

[Nick Kuhn]

He has some secret honey hole he won't tell anyone about. I don't blame him. I have a favorite bad weather lake (triples are not uncommon) that we have all to our lonesome whenever the sky threatens, and it's nice.

If he were to stop by Magnor maybe I'd see him as we still have to put in the dock. I'd question his sanity if he chose to fish there though...

[olski]

Hay Deitz, Your guide for this weekend stopped in Sunday night and I must say I'm a little jealous. Are you sure you don't want to work just one more weekend and I will take your spot? Just asking

[HellaBass]

Bunch of good lakes just into WI on HWY 8, can't got wrong with any of them

[dudewheresmyboat]

Many to choose from just within 20miles east of mn/wi border

Balsam

Wapo

Bear Trap

Big Round

Sand

Deer

Cedar

Apple River Flowage

Upper Turtle

[FishGUY]

Thanks for the info, maybe see some of you on the water.

[Nick Kuhn]

See you guys out on the water tomorrow. Looks like a windy start to the season, but that's nothing new. We'll be the 16' Tracker with 3 young guys making fun of each others fishing techniques.

[Cecil]

As long as everything works out tdy will be out tmrw. Still debating what lake to go to.