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Oneida County Fishing Reports

Fishing is a year-round activity in Oneida County, and hundreds of lakes offer everything from walleye, bass, and panfish to northern pike and musky. During the early spring, anglers target panfish, particularly crappie. As the waters warm, attention turns to smallmouth and largemouth bass as well as walleye and northern pike. Towards summer, musky action begins to heat up—Oneida County has some of the best musky fishing in North America. Fall brings the best trophy musky fishing of the year.

Wintertime brings excellent ice fishing to Oneida County. Walleye, northern pike, bluegill, crappie and panfish are angler’s favorites. Some of the largest northern pike and walleye of the year are taken through Oneida County ice.

DNR Invasive Species Report
Did you know that hundreds of plants, and animals are taking over the natural resources of our state by displacing native species and disrupting ecosystems?

Lake-Link Fishing Forum
Current information about fishing in Onedia County available year-round.

Rhinelander, WI Fishing Reports
Rhinelander is situated on beautiful Boom Lake just one of the 1,100 lakes in Oneida County. Surrounded by the Wisconsin and Pelican Rivers as well as many other streams, Rhinelander is a fisherman's paradise for walleye, panfish, northern, and the elusive muskie.

Minocqua, WI Fishing Reports blog

Help control VHS in Wisconsin waters

The Department of Natural Resources has detected a virus affecting fish in the Lake Winnebago system called viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS for short.

The DNR reported that this virus is not harmful to humans and that it is completely safe to handle and eat fish caught in Wisconsin waters. It is important to note that VHS is a deadly virus to fish and spreads easily among a variety of fish populations. The DNR is actively responding to contain this threat and has issued the following recommendations that should be practiced on all Wisconsin waterways:

  • Put your catch on ice and do not move live fish and unused bait minnows away from the landing or shore.
  • Drain all water from bilges, bait buckets, live wells and other containers when leaving the landing or shore.
  • Use live minnows purchased only from registered bait dealers in Wisconsin or catch it yourself in the same water you fish.
  • Clean plants and debris from your boat before leaving the landing.

To learn more about VHS, visit dnr.wi.gov/fish/pages/vhs.html