Correct L.T.sully. Musky fishing in northern Wisconsin is first rate. They can even be found in small rivers only a couple feet deep. It's hard to describe the thrill of hooking a 4 foot torpedo in skinny water on a small river!
Posted by: L.T.sully - Ex Member Posted on: Mar 7th, 2007 at 11:31pm
Mr. Gimp of '01, Did you ever get to make that trip to the Northern Highland Am. Legion Forest. I'm planning a trip up there for this June. I would really be interested in what you thought of it, re: solitude, fishing, campsite info, etc.
Posted by: MudCreek Posted on: Sep 2nd, 2006 at 2:40am
I'm a big fan of the Turtle-Flambeau flowage. Nice (and free) campgrounds and the east side (go in at Murray's landing) is a voluntary no wake zone (which about 50% of the boaters I encounter pay attention to, but some is better than none). Similar deal at the Willow Flowage, though it is smaller (and it tends to have a serious fluctuation in water levels--I've been there in the fall where it is basically a twisty river with wide sandy banks and lots of strange little bays where the deeper holes were). Both are DNR owned land along the shores and islands. The TFF has great wildlife (so does the Willow, but I see more at the TFF). I hear wolves three times on the TFF last September. Enjoy the northern highlands and perhaps check out the Turtle or the Willow another time.
Posted by: The_Beaver Posted on: Jul 30th, 2006 at 11:50am
Probably too late with this...but the Chippewa Flowage is an interesting place. You can camp on the state owned shorelines and islands. You probably know about the lake...world record muskies...floating bogs....lots of walleyes and bass...lots of solitude too.
The Beaver
Posted by: butthead Posted on: Jul 30th, 2006 at 12:48am
While your there give Frank Lake a try. Just southeast of Escanaba Lake it is undeveloped and has a 100 yrd. carry in. I caught some nice smallmouth there a few years back. Escanaba, Pallet, Nebish, and a few other nearby lakes are part of WDNR reasearch area and have special regulations, check in at the station at Escanaba Lake. Sylvania is a nice area, a mini BWCA. No fees after Sept 14th I think, makes a fantastic late Oct. trip.
butthead
Posted by: Kingfisher Posted on: Jul 29th, 2006 at 10:42pm
Thanks. I did a search and ended up at the same site. Quite a wealth of info there. I'm looking forward to paddling across some of the same lakes I've snowmobiled across.