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Bass Lake

Bass Lake is a lake in Wisconsin, near Washburn County.

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Fish species in Bass Lake

If you are looking at Bass Lake, you are looking at a Washburn County lake with the current lake record giving us about 101 acres and a maximum depth of 66 feet, and that is plenty of context for deciding how much of the water you can realistically cover.

Size, depth, and the lay of the lake

CountyWashburn County, WI
Water typeLake
Surface area101 acres
Maximum depth66 feet
Recorded fish6

The first trip does not need a giant tackle plan with a little time spent on shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before changing five things at once and losing track of what actually mattered.

The fishery on paper

Recorded species at Bass Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, and Yellow Perch; so I would build the first part of the day around weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and keep one good idea at a time instead of changing everything.

My game plan

If I had a few hours to figure out Bass Lake, I would make every move change one big thing, like depth or cover, instead of just driving to another pretty spot, then I would double-check seasons and limits because the fish list on this page is not the rule book.

Check the evidence

Sources and what they establish

Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.

  • Black Crappie — supporting source

    Wisconsin DNR Find a Lake

    The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.

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    This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.

  • Bluegill — supporting source

    Wisconsin DNR Find a Lake

    The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.

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    This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.

  • Largemouth Bass — supporting source

    Wisconsin DNR Find a Lake

    The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.

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    This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.

  • Pumpkinseed — supporting source

    Wisconsin DNR Find a Lake

    The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.

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    This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.

  • Walleye — supporting source

    Wisconsin DNR Find a Lake

    The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.

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    This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.

  • Yellow Perch — supporting source

    Wisconsin DNR Find a Lake

    The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.

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    This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.

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