Trout Lake
WI · Vilas
- Stocked
- 3,867 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 19.9 miles of shoreline
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
At a glance
- Acres
- 3,867 acres
- Shoreline
- 19.9 miles of shoreline
- County
- Vilas County
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Species
- WALLEYE, MUSKELLUNGE, LAKE TROUT
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALLEYE | 132010 | 1.58 | 2025 |
| MUSKELLUNGE | 964 | 12.2 | 2025 |
| LAKE TROUT | 15753 | 7.2 | 2024 |
| LAKE TROUT | 15736 | 7.1 | 2023 |
| MUSKELLUNGE | 965 | 12.3 | 2023 |
| WALLEYE | 96380 | 1.73 | 2023 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Walleye
Rod: Medium action spinning rod, 6 to 7.5 feet, for jigs and live bait. Medium to medium-heavy, 6.5 to 9 feet, for crankbaits and trolling.
Line: 6 to 10 lb for jigs and bait, 10 to 12 lb for crankbaits and trolling. Mono, fluorocarbon or braid all work.
Baits: minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches
Lures: lead-head jigs with 3 to 4 inch curly tail grub or shad plastics, blade baits, deep diving crankbaits
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
Lake Trout
Rod: Medium spinning rod for casting and bottom fishing. Medium-heavy to heavy rod for deep jigging. For trolling, 8 to 10.5 foot medium to medium-heavy rods.
Line: For downrigger trolling, 250 to 400 yards of 15 lb mono, or 30 lb braid with a six-foot, 17 lb mono leader.
Baits: dead ciscoes or smelt, minnows
Lures: trolling spoons, heavy jigs and jigging spoons, flasher and fly combinations
Likely species (watershed)
Bigmouth Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, 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, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Mud Darter, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Rainbow Darter, Rosyface Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Slenderhead Darter, Smallmouth Buffalo, Southern Redbelly Dace
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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