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Saint Croix Flowage Lake is a public lake in Douglas County, Wisconsin, managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (public boat landing). It is public water managed for fishing by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Public access confirmed via WI DNR.
A Wisconsin flowage — a river dammed for power or flood control, leaving standing timber and stump fields (the Chippewa Flowage, Turtle-Flambeau, Willow, Rainbow, Pelican). Muskellunge and walleye over the wood, northern pike, smallmouth and largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and perch. Classic stump-field musky water.
Saint Croix Flowage Lake covers about 2,248 acres in the Northwoods region. Anglers here mostly fish for muskellunge, walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass; smallmouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, yellow perch are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Saint Croix Flowage and Beglinger 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.
Boat ramps: 1 mapped — Put-in.
Camping: 1 site mapped nearby — Gordon Dam Park Landing.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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. A Wisconsin fishing licence covers this water, inland trout and the Great Lakes included.
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