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Saddlebag Lake is a public lake in Langlade County, Wisconsin, managed by County Land. It is public water managed for fishing by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Public access confirmed via WI DNR.
A northern-Wisconsin Northwoods lake — clear, glacial, ringed with pine. Walleye and muskellunge are the headline species, with smallmouth and largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill, black crappie, jumbo yellow perch and cisco. Most have a DNR or town boat landing; the classic Wisconsin summer-cabin lake.
Saddlebag Lake covers about 23 acres in the Northwoods region. Anglers here mostly fish for walleye, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass; northern pike, bluegill, black crappie, yellow perch are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Little Partridge Lake and Sucker Lake.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, WI DNR trout designations and hand research.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Wisconsin, though many trout streams close outside the open season and a handful of musky and walleye waters have special night-fishing rules. Spearing for northern pike, sturgeon and rough fish, and the famous winter Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing season, each have their own dates and licences.
Boats: The Great Lakes, Green Bay, Lake Winnebago, the Mississippi, Wisconsin and Chippewa/Flambeau flowages have no horsepower limit; many smaller Northwoods lakes have slow-no-wake zones or horsepower limits posted at the landing. Wisconsin requires boater-safety certification for operators born after 1 Jan 1989.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at Wisconsin state parks and forests (Devil's Lake, Governor Dodge, the Chippewa/Flambeau/Northern Highland-American Legion state forests on the flowages and Northwoods lakes), the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and the extensive county forest system (2.4 million acres, much of it dispersed-camping friendly). The Ice Age and North Country national scenic trails cross a lot of this land.
Tackle: Statewide walleye/sauger daily bag is 3 (with a 15-inch minimum on many waters, higher on others); muskellunge 1 (40-50 inch minimum depending on the lake); largemouth/smallmouth bass 5 (14-inch minimum, with an early catch-and-release season on many waters before the first Saturday in May); panfish and northern pike limits vary widely by water. Trout regulations depend on the stream classification (Early, General, Catch-and-Release). Check the current WI DNR fishing regulations for this water.
Anyone 16+ needs a Wisconsin DNR fishing licence — the resident annual is about $20, the non-resident annual about $65, and non-resident 1-day/4-day/15-day licences are sold. The resident and non-resident licences cover both inland trout streams and the Great Lakes; a separate Great Lakes salmon/trout stamp is NOT required (folded into the base licence for residents; a Great Lakes trout/salmon stamp applies only in a few specific circumstances non-residents should check). Wisconsin residents 65 and older can buy a low-cost licence; anyone under 16 fishes free. Buy from the DNR at GoWild.wi.gov.
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