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Boom Lake

With over 2100 acres of surface water and a maximum depth of 28 feet, the Boom Lake/Rhinelander Flowage offers a quality fishery in the city of Rhinelander's own backyard. A diverse fishery of walleye, smallmouth bass, crappie, northern pike and muskies makes this body of water a favorite of the local anglers. This impoundment was formed by the damming of the Wisconsin River.

Large walleyes and quality smallmouth are often caught on the river section of this flowage complex. Although numbers of muskies can be caught here, the flowage is known more for its propensity to produce large muskies in the 40 plus pound class. The muskies grow big here due to the good genetics and the ample forage of suckers, panfish and various minnow species.

Locating muskies on the Boom Lake/Rhinelander Flowage complex is geared around fishing the shallow weedy bays and the river. The water warms up early in this dark stained body of water and the muskies are active. Fish quick moving topwater baits and bucktails over the expansive weed flats of Wildwood Bay to attract an active muskie. Should a follow occur but no strike, follow up bycasting a slower topwater bait or jerk bait to finesse the muskie to attack. Bostrom's Bay, Peggy Slough and other bays are also places to target at this time.

Taking a trip further up the river from Wildwood Bay, drifting and casting down stream with brass bladed bucktails and perch or black colored jerk baits can take some of the biggest muskies early in the season.

In summer, bays and the river remain good spots, but weed edges where the old river channel cuts in close can hold fish. Stump fields with weeds interspersed are also a hot producer. Fish cribs on Boom attract and hold numbers of panfish and walleyes, and thus attract and hold numbers of muskies. Fish the cribs for muskies using an arsenal of crank baits running over the top, spinner baits bumping the cribs and large jigs worked vertically in and around them.

In fall, Boom Lake muskies really strap on the feed bag. Muskies have fattened up and are taken deep. Use weighted jerk baits in addition to live suckers on quick strike rigs, along steep drop offs, near the old river channel and around the deep fish cribs.

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