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Nepco Lake

WI · Wood

  • Stocked
  • 463 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
  • 11.3 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
463 acres
Shoreline
11.3 miles of shoreline
County
Wood County
Last stocked
2024
Species
MUSKELLUNGE
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
MUSKELLUNGE26012, 12.92024

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

Full Muskellunge and Tiger Muskie gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Buffalo, Bigmouth Shiner, Black Buffalo, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Bullhead Minnow, Carmine Shiner, Chestnut Lamprey, 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, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Pugnose Minnow, Rainbow Darter

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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