Lake Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Marathon County • North-Central Wisconsin

Fishing Lake Wausau, Wisconsin

A Wisconsin River impoundment in the heart of Wausau. Lake Wausau's fertile flats, channels, and shoreline cover hold walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass, panfish, and musky — a versatile urban fishery. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Lake Wausau home.

1,420 acres Max depth 23 ft Marathon County

About Lake Wausau

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

Walleye Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Musky Crappie Bluegill

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Boat Launches & Access

Best Baits for Lake Wausau

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

4 Inch Skinny Paddle Tail for fishing Lake Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin

$5.75

Swim & thump

4 Inch Skinny Paddle Tail

A slim-profile 4-inch paddle tail that swims with a seductive kick on a steady retrieve. Perfect for swim jigs, spinnerbait trailers, or a weighted swimbait hook through grass and around docks.

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5 Inch Stick Worm for fishing Lake Wausau, Marathon 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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5 Inch Fluke for fishing Lake Wausau, Marathon 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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1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer for fishing Lake Wausau, Marathon 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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