Half Moon Lake, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Eau Claire County • Northwest Wisconsin

Fishing Half Moon Lake, Wisconsin

An oxbow lake of the Chippewa River in Eau Claire. Half Moon Lake's calm, fertile water holds largemouth bass, panfish, and northern pike along its weed flats and shoreline cover — a relaxed in-town fishery. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Half Moon Lake home.

133 acres Max depth 30 ft Eau Claire County

About Half Moon Lake

Half Moon Lake is located in Eau Claire County in Northwest Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Half Moon Lake target Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie and Northern Pike throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Half Moon Lake offers diverse structure and productive water that responds well to injection-poured soft plastic baits from Country Cave Baits — made right here in Fall River, WI.

Fish Species in Half Moon Lake

Largemouth Bass Bluegill Crappie Northern Pike

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Best Baits for Half Moon Lake

Our top-recommended Country Cave Baits for fishing Half Moon Lake in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. Each is injection-poured in Fall River, WI and shipped fresh to your door.

5 Inch Stick Worm for fishing Half Moon Lake, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

$5.95

The versatile workhorse

5 Inch Stick Worm

Our 5-inch stick worm is injection-poured with a soft plastic that shimmies on the fall and drives bass wild. Perfect for wacky rigging, Texas rigging, or a weightless presentation in shallow cover.

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4 Inch Craw for fishing Half Moon Lake, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

$6.25

Flip, pitch & punch

4 Inch Craw

A full-bodied 4-inch craw with aggressive kicking claws that thump on the retrieve. Built thick to hold up through dozens of fish, this bait excels flipped into heavy cover or dragged on a jig head.

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Crappie Bug for fishing Half Moon Lake, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

$5.25

Panfish creature bait

Crappie Bug

The Crappie Bug is a tiny creature bait with wiggling legs and a soft, buoyant body that hovers naturally on a light jig. Crappie, bluegill, and perch all fall for its subtle, buggy action under docks and around brush piles. It's a go-to ice fishing bait too — jig it through the ice around brush and cribs for slab panfish all winter.

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1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer for fishing Half Moon Lake, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

$6.50

Slab crappie magnet

1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer

Our 1.2-inch Crappie Slayer is a micro tube designed specifically for slab crappie. The tiny ribbed body and flowing tail seduce panfish into biting when the bite is tough. Rig it on a small jig head under a float or tight-line it vertically. It's also a deadly ice fishing bait — drop it through the ice to suspended crappie and bluegill all winter long.

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