Here are some samples of fish you may find in the waters around the Mincqua Area.
Black Crappie
Black crappie is an excellent game fish when taken on light tackle. The crappie may grow to a length of 18 inches.
Bluegill
Labeled a “pan fish,” the bluegill is almost as deep as it is long. Length sometimes reaches 10 to 12 inches, and weights go up to 2 pounds.
Brook Trout
This brightly colored fish is native to Wisconsin’s streams and feeds on stream insect larvae, but will readily take baits such as worms, minnows and chub tails.
Largemouth Bass
The largemouth grows to a weight of 11 pounds and length of about 24 inches.
Muskellunge
A lean, hard-muscled fighter that reaches a maximum length of over 5 feet and weight of almost 70 pounds.
Northern Pike
Pike attain lengths of as much as 50 inches. The record Wisconsin fish weighed 38 pounds.
Smallmouth Bass
An average smallmouth weighs between 1 and 2 pounds, will measure about 12 inches and is considered the scrappiest fish of all.
Walleye
The largest member of the perch family, the walleye grows to lengths of over 30 inches.
Yellow Perch
They move about in schools, often numbering in the hundreds. The perch is primarily a bottom feeder and has a slow, deliberate bite.
