Lac Courte Oreilles fishing

Fishing at Lac Courte Oreilles has Walleye and Muskellunge on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.6 times a year since 2010, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and dawn and dusk for Muskellunge.

Last stocked

January 1, 2025

Plants on record

26

Since 2010

Species recorded

2

Average size

6.6 in

Surface acres

5,135.7

Access and facts

Nearest town
Town of Bass Lake, WI
Boat ramp
Yes

3 public boat landings provide access to this 5139-acre lake in Sawyer County. Water clarity is very clear; maximum depth is 90 ft.

Sources: access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes , fishing_notes

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How Lac Courte Oreilles is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2012, 2013, and 2015.

About 104 reported fish per acre, 10th most of 16 lakes in Sawyer County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Lac Courte Oreilles

Fishing Lac Courte Oreilles is most likely to be for Walleye. Walleye accounts for 21 of 26 plants on record, ahead of Muskellunge.

Walleye 21 plants
Plants
21 of 26
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
5.3 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Muskellunge 5 plants
Plants
5 of 26
Last stocked
January 1, 2024
Average length
12.2 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Muskellunge guide.

Fishing Lac Courte Oreilles

Lac Courte Oreilles is a popular fishing destination in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, known for its abundance of fish. The lake holds northern pike, musky, walleye, and bass. Visitors can access the lake from public boat landings, and find panfish and largemouth bass within its waters. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports northern pike are abundant, while musky, panfish, smallmouth bass, and walleye are common.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org , apps.dnr.wi.gov

Fish stocked per year

  • 28,9502010
  • 2,5192011
  • 16,4042014
  • 4,5122016
  • 55,8272017
  • 30,2042018
  • 25,6602019
  • 4,0902020
  • 43,9922021
  • 24,7392022
  • 121,2882023
  • 95,2862024
  • 78,8322025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 26 plants Showing 26 plants

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 11,857 7.23 in report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 27,553 7.1 in report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 14,422 6.93 in report
January 1, 2025 Walleye 25,000 1.8 in report
January 1, 2024 Muskellunge 2,503 13.5 in report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 25,145 7.6 in report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 67,638 1.9 in report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 102,588 2.2 in report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 18,700 1.88 in report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 24,739 7.4 in report
January 1, 2021 Walleye 15,729 7.1 in report
January 1, 2021 Walleye 25,693 6.25 in report
January 1, 2021 Muskellunge 2,570 13.6 in report
January 1, 2020 Walleye 4,090 7.6 in report
January 1, 2019 Walleye 25,660 6.48 in report
January 1, 2018 Walleye 9,204 7.3 in report
January 1, 2018 Walleye 21,000 1.6 in report
January 1, 2017 Walleye 51,353 5.32 in report
January 1, 2017 Muskellunge 3,474 12.64 in report
January 1, 2017 Walleye 1,000 6.7 in report
January 1, 2016 Walleye 4,512 6.8 in report
January 1, 2014 Walleye 11,973 1.63 in report
January 1, 2014 Walleye 400 8.3 in report
January 1, 2014 Muskellunge 4,031 11.7 in report
January 1, 2011 Muskellunge 2,519 9.8 in report
January 1, 2010 Walleye 28,950 2.4 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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