What is the Lac du Flambeau Governor’s Area Promotion Committee? 

This organization was established in 1990 by the Governor of Wisconsin to improve relationships between Native Americans and non-Native Americans and to enhance and promote tourism in Wisconsin’s northwoods.  The committee currently meets monthly and is comprised of twenty two individuals representing the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Ojibwe Indians, the northern Wisconsin counties of Vilas, Oneida and Price, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.  The committee focuses on the promotion of fishing.  The committee also educates the public about fishing opportunities through its web site at northwoodsfishing.com

Number of Lakes in Oneida, Price, and Vilas Counties and on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation: 2,900

Total Water Surface: 195,547 acres

World Class Musky Fishery: The largest concentration of freshwater Musky-inhabited lakes in the world is in the Wisconsin counties of Oneida, Vilas and Price and the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation.

Most Popular Fish in Wisconsin’s Northwoods Region:

Walleye, Muskellunge, Bass, Northern Pike, Panfish

2002 Fishing Season Opening Dates for Northern Zone including Oneida, Vilas and Price Counties and Lac du Flambeau Reservation (A Wisconsin or Reservation fishing license is valid on all lakes): 

Record Area Catches:

Smallmouth Bass: 9 lbs. 1 oz., 6/21/50 Indian Lake, Oneida County

Walleye: 18lbs., 9/16/33, High Lake, Vilas County

Tiger Muskellunge: 51 lbs. 3 oz., 54 in., 7/16/19, Lac Vieux Desert, Vilas County

World Line Class Records:

Musky: 51 lbs, 36 lb. Test, 9/21/75, Lambeau Lake, Vilas County

            44 lbs. 7oz., 17 lb. Test, 6/28/78, Big Crawling Stone Lake, Vilas County

            40 lbs. 14oz., 25 lb. Test, 10/17/81, Pokegama Lake, Vilas County