Land O’ Lakes/Trout Lake

Hi all,

I will be visiting family and going on a weekend ice trip tomorrow. I believe we will be visiting trout lake in vilas county and I hear there are lake trout in there. Back home in NH I have been catching lakers up to 23″. Can I expect the same in trout lake? Are they small or big? Is there a good population or are they scarce?

Thank You

Piotr Szymanski wrote:

Hi all,

I will be visiting family and going on a weekend ice trip tomorrow. I believe we will be visiting trout lake in vilas county and I hear there are lake trout in there. Back home in NH I have been catching lakers up to 23″. Can I expect the same in trout lake? Are they small or big? Is there a good population or are they scarce?

Thank You

Pay attention to min siz limit if you keep one. Yes, there is a decent population if you locate them. They maybe deep or maybe shallow – fun part of chasing them in winter is they can be anywhere. 30″ isn’t uncommon.

Thanks Randy. I hope to catch one. I will start looking at some charts and see if there are some areas I like. Might be time to use a slightly heavier rod than my 32″ M. I hear its a good walleye lake as well but I have never caught one of those.

Piotr Szymanski wrote:

Thanks Randy. I hope to catch one. I will start looking at some charts and see if there are some areas I like. Might be time to use a slightly heavier rod than my 32″ M. I hear its a good walleye lake as well but I have never caught one of those.

I wouldn’t know anything about those toothy critters.

Check with NH sports in Boulder Jct.for fishing and ice reports.I would check with them if you plan on driving on the ice.

I am pretty sure lake trout season is closed on trout lake until May 3rd. I would try for walleye instead. It’s a great walleye lake.