Nagawicka Lake, Waukesha County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Waukesha County • Southeast Wisconsin

Fishing Nagawicka Lake, Wisconsin

A deep, clear glacial lake in Waukesha County's lake country. Nagawicka Lake offers quality smallmouth and largemouth bass along its rocky points and drop-offs, plus a strong panfish population in its weedier bays. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Nagawicka Lake home.

981 acres Max depth 89 ft Waukesha County

About Nagawicka Lake

Nagawicka Lake is located in Waukesha County in Southeast Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Nagawicka Lake target Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike and Bluegill throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Nagawicka 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 Nagawicka Lake

Smallmouth Bass Largemouth Bass Walleye Northern Pike Bluegill

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Best Baits for Nagawicka Lake

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

3 Inch Split Tail Minnow for fishing Nagawicka Lake, Waukesha 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 Nagawicka Lake, Waukesha 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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5 Inch Fluke for fishing Nagawicka Lake, Waukesha 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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4 Inch Craw for fishing Nagawicka Lake, Waukesha 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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