Lake Namekagon, Bayfield County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Bayfield County • Northwest Wisconsin

Fishing Lake Namekagon, Wisconsin

A clear, deep lake in the Chequamegon National Forest — part of the Namekagon River. Known for musky, walleye, smallmouth, and quality panfish along its rocky points and weedlines. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Lake Namekagon home.

3,227 acres Max depth 50 ft Bayfield County

About Lake Namekagon

A clear, deep lake in the Chequamegon National Forest — part of the Namekagon River. Known for musky, walleye, smallmouth, and quality panfish along its rocky points and weedlines.

Lake Namekagon is located in Bayfield County in Northwest Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Lake Namekagon target Musky, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie and Bluegill throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Lake Namekagon 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 Lake Namekagon

Musky Walleye Smallmouth Bass Crappie Bluegill

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Boat Launches & Access

Best Baits for Lake Namekagon

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

5 Inch Fluke for fishing Lake Namekagon, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

$4.95

Weightless wild action

5 Inch Fluke

Our 5-inch fluke dances with an erratic, darting action on a weightless Texas rig. The soft, slim body glides and slashes through the water column, imitating a fleeing baitfish that bass simply cannot resist.

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3 Inch Split Tail Minnow for fishing Lake Namekagon, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

$5.75

Finesse flicker

3 Inch Split Tail Minnow

A delicate 3-inch split tail minnow that flickers and darts on a drop shot or small jig head. The slim forked tail shimmies on the fall, making it a go-to for pressured bass and finicky feeders.

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Cave Prickly Star for fishing Lake Namekagon, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

$12.95

Urchin-style tentacled threat

Cave Prickly Star

The Cave Prickly Star is an urchin-style creature bait with a buoyant center ball and dozens of thin, whipping tentacles that quiver on the slightest movement. It stands up off the bottom, taunts pressured bass into striking, and keeps working long after other baits die. Flip it, drag it, pin it to a jig, or throw it on a Ned rig and watch it come alive.

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1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer for fishing Lake Namekagon, Bayfield 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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