Vilas County Visitor Guide - 2021

Area (acres)
Max. Depth (ft.)
Mean Depth (ft.)
Public Access
Lake Map
Lake Type
Musky
Northern Pike
Walleye
LM Bass
SM Bass
Panfish
Trout
Landing Type
Landing Location
GPS Latitude/
Longitude
Chain of Lakes
Smoky Lake 612 60 BR SE P P P P PR PH 46.080511, -88.952661
Snipe Lake 2016 15 10 BF X SE C C P C PR CL 45.936119, -89.377477
Snyder Lake 19 15 T SE P P UR PL 46.027276, -89.407466
South Turtle Lake 466 40 BR X DG C P C P P C PR WI 46.217691, -89.891057
South Twin Lake (Twin Lake Rd.) 628 43 20 BR X DG C C P P C PR CO 46.038889, -89.170913
Sparkling Lake (Northeast Side) 157 60 X SE C C P C P CI AV 46.014733, -89.69725
Sparkling Lake (Southeast Side) 157 60 BR X SE C C P C P PR AV 46.006211, -89.695788
Spectacle Lake 166 35 12 BR X SE P C C C C PR PH 46.010831, -89.012271
Spruce Lake 16 16 T SE C A CI PL 46.054356, -89.566103
Star Lake (East Campground) 1219 68 23 BR X DG C P C P P C PR PL 46.02532, -89.466864
Star Lake (West Campground) 1219 68 23 X DG C P C P P C PR PL 46.031926, -89.474924
Starrett Lake 67 19 BR SE P P A P C GR PL 46.024792, -89.575277
Stearns Lake 232 16 6 R X SE P P P P P P CI LF 45.9800015, -89.803371
Stella Lake 95 9 BR DG P P C GR SG 45.974849, -89.459139
Stormy Lake 523 63 33 BR X SE P P C P C PR CO 46.058727, -89.322666
Street Lake 46 22 13 T X SE P C CI BJ 46.095647, -89.707786
Sugar Maple Lake 141 46 14 W X SE P P P C CI PH 46.101685, -89.0741
Tamarack Lake 63 16 NW DG P P P C CI WI 46.233673, -89.855143
Tellefson Lake 19 33 T SE P P CI CL 45.987971, -89.315273
Towanda Lake 139 27 10 BR X SE C P C P C PR AV 45.938337, -89.712417
Trout Lake (Bardon Street, East Side) 3864 117 49 X DG C C C P C C C CI AV 46.040796, -89.684386
Trout Lake (Ben Bendrick Dr) 3864 117 49 X DG C C C P C C C CI AV 46.044029, -89.650254
Trout Lake (North) 3864 117 49 BR X DG C C C P C C C PR BJ 46.06315, -89.646619
Trout Lake (South) 3864 117 49 X DG C C C P C C C PR BJ 46.021696, -89.65506
Trout River (At Cty Hwy H) CI LF 46.03386, -89.772424
Upper Buckatabon Lake 493 47 20 BF X DG C C C C C P A PR CO 46.005776, -89.352155
Upper Gresham 362 32 13 BR,P X DG C P C A PR BJ 46.075516, -89.728148
Upper Sugarbush Lake 141 29 17 X DG C P C P P P UR LF 46.031187, -89.879228
Van Vliet Lake 230 20 BR X SP P P C P C PR PI 46.186684, -89.753112
Vandercook Lake 97 22 BR X SE C C C UR AV 45.985823, -89.681898
Verna Lake 73 23 BR DG P P P C UR AV 45.959789, -89.723702
Wabasso Lake 52 45 BR X SE P C C GR LF 45.972544, -90.000928
West Plum Lake 69 5 BR DG CI PL 45.989533, -89.559449
Wharton Lake 32 19 R SE P P UR PL 46.00566, -89.43183
White Birch Lake 113 27 NW X DG C C P P C CI PL 46.06016, -89.526986
White Sand Lake 1181 63 24 BR X DG C P C P P P GR LF 45.987766, -89.81245
White Sand Lake 746 71 33 BR X DG C P C P C P GR BJ 46.084093, -89.580173
Whitney Lake 226 8 W SP P C P GR BJ 46.12065, -89.729477
Wild Rice Lake 384 26 11 BR X DG C P C P P C PR MW 46.069817, -89.804338 •
Wildcat Lake 293 38 12 BR X DG C C P C C PR PI 46.166322, -89.611445
Wildwood Lake 15 32 16 W X SE C C CI BJ 45.985861, -89.630551
Wisconsin River (At Otter Rapids Dam) CI CL 45.903757, -89.320927
Wisconsin River (Cty Hwy K) R CI CO 46.04765, -89.265408
Wisconsin River (Hwy 45) CI LL 46.140639, -89.206361
Wisconsin River (Hwy 70) GR CL 45.902588, -89.393153
Wisconsin River (Hwy G) PR LI 45.941786, -89.260849
Wisconsin River (River Road) CI CO 46.006284, -89.288941
Wisconsin River (Rummels Rd) CI CO 46.090907, -89.263257
Witches Lake 32 40 X SE P P C C UR AV 45.977972, -89.594794
Wood Lake 13 24 SE C P CI LL 46.159111, -89.355486
Yellow Birch Lake 202 23 11 X DG C P C P P C PR ER 45.926553, -89.240884 t
Record haul
Every year, anglers chase trophies on Vilas County’s lakes.
These waters hold a lot of big fish, and some have even landed
in the record books. There was the 54-inch tiger musky caught
on Lac Vieux Desert in 1919, and the 29-inch silver redhorse
caught in Plum Creek in 1985. There was the 18-pound walleye
landed on High Lake in 1933 and the 4.3-inch mottled sculpin
(they are small!) captured in Gunlock Lake in 2016. Records are
meant to be broken, and they just might be broken here again—
try your luck!
14 PUBLIC ACCESS WATERWAYS
LAKE WATERS BY GAME FISH SPECIES
LAKES
ACRES
Bass............................. 472 ................................ 89,053
Walleye.......................... 209 ................................ 75,706
Musky........................... 198 ................................ 72,451
Northern Pike................. 195 ................................ 59,104
LAKE STATISTICS
LAKES
ACRES
Total Lake Count............ 1,327 ............................. 93,920
Total Lakes Named......... 563 ................................ 91,187
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