LITTLE GREEN LAKE

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How big is Little Green Lake?
Little Green Lake is a small mirror image, incomprehensible to the larger surrounding bodies of water, but just as explosive.  Just imagine the water around the boat boiling as the crankbait hits the water. That's right, musky are in these waters.  Little Green Lake is the southern most class A muskie lake in the state of Wisconsin.  Approximately around 1960, the Wisconsin Conservation Department chose Little Green Lake on the northern edge of this grand community, poisoned it and restocked it with one of the largest game fish, musky, and also included walleyes, bass and America's favorite, panfish.  In later years, northern were introduced, as well, with some now reaching the trophy size of 40 inches.
As fishermen float or steer themselves around the hundreds of public and private piers projecting outward from the shores, they seek the abundance of the largemouth bass (tail dancers) that have been feeding under those hiding spots for a few weeks as the sun warms the water. 
If it is walleyes that intrigue the anglers, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have put possession and length limits on these game fish, which now has helped the anglers to catch a trophy walleye over 10 pounds and known to be over 12 pounds in some cases.
Little Green, as the locals call it, is one of the top lakes on the list of most pan fishermen. Perch reaching 14 inches, crappies stretching to be 14 inches, bluegills stopping shorter at 11 inches and bullhead are all in abundance in the lake.
Knowing when to rig and when to pitch or fly-cast is important to consistent summer panfishing.  The abundance of panfish in this small 465-acre lake with a maximum depth of 28 feet, and an average of 10 feet keeps the anglers coming back. 
Wind is not a large factor and several boat landings accommodate any angler seeking to venture on to these waters.  Although fishing is not first on every vacationer's list, a 125-foot beach and the calm water for other water craft and skiers is a large hit.

Satellite photo of little green taken on May 5th 1992.

Little Green Lake's fame is largely overshadowed by that of it's larger namesake located just a few miles north. It shouldn't be however, Little Green is a great fishery in it's own right. One which is dominated by the Muskellunge. The Muskies are here, probably more per acre of surface water then in any other lake in Wisconsin. There are enough legal size fish (34 inches and larger) to afford plenty of action for the catch-and-release or the first legal angler.  The Landing registers an average of 100 Muskies a year.