Midwest Fish Adventures
Plum Lake Trip (Day 6): Lake Carroll AM Trip
Today was my birthday, and it was a great one as I got to spend the day fishing in Northern Wisconsin. The plan was for my grandfather and I to wake up and go to Lake Carroll in Oneida County. We overslept a little bit, but still arrived at the lake a bit after sunrise. I went to launch my boat, when I remembered I had added gas to the tank but not oil. So, I quickly ran back into Minoqua to get some 2 cycle and left my grandpa on the dock.
Wouldn’t you know it, he had already caught a few bass when I got back with the oil some 20 minutes later. He was just playing around with a few lures off the pier. We quickly launched the boat, and we were in the water around 9:00 am on this HOT summer day.
The fish were held tight to the shorelines. It seemed like everywhere there was some new budding weeds, a bass could be found. I threw a Mepps #5 spinner and clobbered bass after bass. I caught over 10 in all, not bad for a few hours work. Most of them were pretty small.
One of many largemouth, this size, caught on a Mepps Spinner.
We had so much fun with catching basss, we never even bothered hunting the esox. The highlights of the day, besides a lot of bass, was the scenery. We saw some beautiful pairs of bald eagles protecting their young near the shorelines. It was a sight I will never forget.
An eagle soars over the heights of Lake Carrol.
Grandpa and I decided to head into Minoqua to get some lunch around 12:00. There we had more conversation and made even more memories.
That evening, we went to Jack’s house for a birthday feast, that included cake. We went on a pontoon ride around beautiful Little St. Germain. We arrived back to the cabin round 9:30pm.
That evening, Paul and I decided to go for a little night time muskie fishing with our headlamps in the boat. It turned out to be a peaceful night on the water, that did not produce any fish. All in all, it was a good end to a great day.
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A little old of a reply, and don’t know if you paid attention to my reports at all this year, but for Carroll all you will ever need out there for the Bass are just the following:
- white chatterbaits + white trailers
- weedless black & blue jig w/ trailer (any brand works) – flip it to shoreline cover LOTS OF IT THERE!
- surface frogs
same deal applies for Madeline lake. (don’t tell anyone)
I do read them on a regular basis. I have never been to Vilas county before that trip. Therefore, the lakes that you mentioned weren’t “real” to me (for the lack of a better description). I do appreciate the hint very much. I will be better prepared for next time. Heck, maybe I could even get a guided trip one day from a local angling star who can get eyes of sewer ditches. Thanks for checking out the blog and keep up the good work.