We have a wide variety of different types of musky lakes and rivers in Wisconsin. Some waters provide much faster musky fishing action than others, but have lower potential to produce big fish, although they may give up a trophy on rare occasions. Typically, these are some of the smaller, shallower lakes with abundant vegetation, and some of the rivers. At the other extreme are waters that are known as trophy producers, but which have low muskellunge populations, resulting in much slower angling action. These are often large, deep, clear water lakes or large flowages, with little aquatic vegetation and good sucker or cisco populations for muskies to prey on.
Most musky waters fall somewhere in between the two extremes.
The information on these web pages should help you to choose between the different types of waters. The best time to go fishing, of couse, is any time you can get away. You can increase your chances of catching a musky, however, by fishing during the most favorable conditions and at the best times of the year. The season ends in both zones on November 30th. Some of the highest catch rates for muskies are during the summer months when the water is warm and the fish are most active.