Quote: Moose Lake is an intriguing lake. It is not a pretty lake with clear or turquoise water. Instead, it is a dark-stained lake. In fact, some of the resorts by this lake don’t advertise to say you can even swim here. Hence, they realize that it is not inviting for swimming. However, it is noted to be a Class A Lake for muskies. This means it is a great lake to catch these enormous predator fish.

Moose Lake to some people is shaped like a horseshoe, but I saw a map of it and think that it looks like moose antlers. Despite the difference of opinions here on its shape, Moose Lake has an interesting lake profile: the size and depth of it is 1, 670 acres, with a maximum depth of 32 feet; the featured species are muskie, walleye, perch, crappie, and rock bass; the water is considered moderately fertile and dark brown in color; the bottom of this lake is 30% rubble, 30% sand, 30& gravel, 5% boulder, and 5% muck; the vegetation is cabbage, sandgrass, bulrush, and lily pad; the shoreline is 85% upland, with minimal development; and the forage is very limited, with sucker, redhorse, and perch.

What I like most about this lake is that it is best known for its excellent muskie population. There are 50-plus-inch muskies available here. This makes you want to fish, even in the cold fall weather, like we did to try to get that trophy fish. There are also trophy walleyes in this lake.

When you boat/fish here, you must take precautions. There are numerous stumps, boulders, submerged rock bars, and floating vegetation here. To avoid a disaster, I would purchase a map that has these obstacles marked. In our case, the resort owner of Sportsmen’s Lodge gave us a map of Moose Lake and marked the areas not to come in contact with.

I would highly recommend this lake for fishing. But I wouldn’t recommend it to water ski or swim because of the debris in the water and the brown color of the lake. If you are interested in staying at Moose Lake, I would call, write, or go to the Hayward Lakes Information Center to get more information. The phone number of this place is 800/724-2992, and the address is 15805 1st St., Hayward, WI 54843.

From journals Last Anglers Standing