Bass Lake
WI · Dane
- Stocked
The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.
At a glance
- County
- Dane County
- Last stocked
- 2024
- Species
- LARGEMOUTH BASS, NORTHERN PIKE X MUSKELLUNGE, BLUEGILL
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARGEMOUTH BASS | 1600 | 4 | 2024 |
| NORTHERN PIKE X MUSKELLUNGE | 40 | 10.5 | 2024 |
| BLUEGILL | 9998 | 4 | 2024 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskie
Rod: Stout, heavy casting rod, 7 to 9 feet. Trolling rods: 8 to 10 feet, medium-heavy, rated 20 to 40 lb.
Line: From 20 to 35 lb line up to 50 to 80 lb braid. Heavy braid is now the common choice.
Baits: live suckers about 10 to 14 inches
Lures: bucktail and inline spinners, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits
Largemouth Bass
Rod: A 6.5 to 7 foot medium action spinning rod is an easy start. Bass rods run 6 to 8 feet, with 7 to 7.5 feet a good all-round length.
Line: 8 to 10 lb mono on spinning gear. For heavy cover, braid of 15 lb or more. Fluorocarbon is a good all-round baitcasting line.
Baits: nightcrawlers, minnows
Lures: soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, crankbaits
Bluegill and Sunfish
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod. A telescoping cane pole is great for kids.
Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament. Thin 4 lb line draws more bites from big, wary bluegill.
Baits: small worms, waxworms, crickets and grasshoppers
Lures: 1/32 oz jigs, small spinners, small poppers
Likely species (watershed)
American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Buffalo, Bigmouth Shiner, Black Buffalo, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Blackstripe Topminnow, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Carmine Shiner, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Mississippi Silvery Minnow, Mottled Sculpin, Mud Darter, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Pugnose Minnow
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.