Your Favorite Northern WI Water

Where do you find that special peace out in the boat? No need for lake names unless it's Big Arb or something along those lines! Me? Several lakes/river sections within 20 minutes of Rhinelander!

My favorite is the Cisco Chain...heading up there tomorrow.

I have 3-4 that I really like - Lake Winter, Barker Lake: Been fishing them for over 40 years. Good muskie and bass lakes. Not too much pressure. Lake Owen - Went there the first time with my friend and his family when we were in high school(early 80's), and I've been going back ever since. Great lake for SM, LM, & Pike. LCO - Stayed there once with a friend of my mother and her daughters when I was a teenager, and was hooked. You want to fish weeds? Check. You want to fish rocks and rocky bars? Check. You want to fish deep, deep holes? Check. Lake has everything - good forage, different kinds of structure, deep water adjacent to shallow water, etc. Trophy fish of every species.

Used to be the Day Lake Flowage. Last year the Fed. Forest Service decided to drain it for the winter to kill weeds...Not sure any of the fish will have survived.....will let you know when I find out.

I like Big Arb