Vilas County Visitor Guide - 2020

FISHING EVENTS
JANUARY
18 6th Annual Wittig’s Point Tavern “Big
Fish” Ice Fishing Tournament 8am-4pm.
Wittig’s Point Resort & Tavern. Boulder
Junction. 100% payout. 3 biggest bluegill,
3 biggest walleye, 3 biggest northern.
Prizes, trophies, raffl es! $20 per angler
pre-register or $25 day of the event.
715.892.1544 | wittigspoint.com
18 Icehole of the North Fishing Tourny
8am-6pm. Retreat Bar. Presque Isle. All
anglers and lakes welcome. Proceeds go to
Kids & Vets fi shing pond project! Prizes
awarded. Register Fri. night at The Retreat
Bar. 715.686.2575 | presqueisle.com
FEBRUARY
1 Frozen Tozen Ice Fishing Tournament
8am-5pm. Boulder Junction Boat Landing.
Cash prizes, raffl e drawings. Food &
beverages. Proceeds benefi t the Boat Landing
Improvement Fund. 1.800.466.8759
715.385.2400 | boulderjct.org
8 19th Annual Northern Exposure Ice
Fishing Tournament 6am-4pm. Northern
Exposure Bar & Restaurant. Phelps.
Headquartered at Northern Exposure Bar &
Restaurant with fi shing on North and South
Twin Lakes. 715.545.3555 | phelpswi.us
8 Plum Lake Ice Fishing Tournament
6am-3pm. Sayner Community Center.
Calling all anglers for a day of fi shing on
Plum Lake! Prizes, raffl es, food and more!
Proceeds benefi t area lake improvement
projects. 715.542.3789
15 Sand Lake Pub Ice Fishing Derby
7am-3pm. Sand Lake Pub. Phelps. Enjoy
the Northwoods as Sand Lake Pub holds
their Ice Fishing Derby on Sand Lake. All
prizes are awarded at the conclusion of the
tournament. 715.545.3200 | phelpswi.us
15 Winterfest Rendezvous in Manitowish
Waters 10:30am-5:30pm. Rest Lake. Ice
fi shing tournament, food, beverages, raffl es
and music under heated tent on the ice.
Night fi reworks show. 715.543.2455
MAY
15-17 29th Annual Spring Walleye
Tournament Times vary. Presque Isle
Community Center. Catch-and-release
tourney on Presque Isle and Winchester
Lakes with photo submissions. Awards
ceremony and raffl e giveaways Sun.
11:30am and fi sh fry luncheon at noon.
715.686.2910 | presqueisle.com
16 Fishing with the Stars 7am-4pm.
St. Germain Community Center. Fishing
competition where you may win a chance
to spend Sun. on the water with the “Stars”
Rob Manthei, Pete Maina and John Gillespie.
715.477.2205 | st-germain.com
JUNE
5-7 Fishing Has No Boundaries Times
vary. Wild Eagle Lodge. Eagle River. An event
for the disabled angler. Pontoon boats for
wheelchairs, safe ramps and docks, guides,
boats, bait, fi sh cleaning, celebrity speakers
and more. 715.479.9309
13 Hank Lesniak’s Valley of the Giants
Musky Tournament 7am-3pm. Hillside
Resort. Phelps. Headquartered at Hillside
Resort with musky fi shing on Lac Vieux
Desert. Entry fee includes prime rib dinner
and cash prizes. 715.547.3646
hillside-resort.com
13-14 Spring Classic Musky Tournament
Times vary. Eagle River Chain of Lakes.
Catch-and-release musky tournament
on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes.
715.891.5574 | headwatersmuskies.com
21 Take a Kid Fishing Noon-3pm. Conover
Town Park. Free fi shing for kids. Each
registrant has a chance to catch trout,
which will be cleaned, bagged, and ready to
take home. 715.477.0575
27-28 Professional Musky Tournament
Trail (PMTT) Times vary. Eagle Waters
Resort. Eagle River. The most high-profi le
musky tournament in the country. Not only
for the pros but also for musky anglers who
desire to become pro. 1.800.359.6315
eagleriver.org
JULY
15, 29 and August 12 Kids Fishing Days
10am-1pm. Pipke Park. Presque Isle. BYO
equipment and bait. Fisher-mentors
available for help. Lunch and prizes
included. Sponsored by Presque Isle
Lions and Up North Sport ‘N Gifts.
715.892.9539 | 715.686.2558
AUGUST
21-23 National Championship Musky Open
Times vary. Vilas County Fairgrounds. Eagle
River. The largest amateur musky tournament
in existence. This event draws anglers from
all over. A family-oriented tournament;
everyone is welcome to participate.
1.800.359.6315 | eagleriver.org
29 DC Fishing Classic 7am-4pm. Sand
Lake Pub. Phelps. Enjoy a day on the
lake and a chance for cash prizes with
musky fi shing on Big Sand Lake only.
715.545.3200 | phelpswi.us
SEPTEMBER
6 Swen Musky Tournment 8am-4pm.
Hillside Resort. Musky fi shing on Lac Vieux
Desert. Entry includes chicken dinner, cash,
and door prizes. hillside-resort.com
11-13 44th Annual World Championship
Musky Classic All-day event. Manitowish
Waters Community Center. Anglers fi sh
designated area lakes. Fri. noon–6pm; Sat.
7am–6pm; Sun. 7–11am. 715.543.2657
wcmuskyclassic.com
12 North and South Twin Lakes Musky
Tournament 6am-4pm. Northern Exposure
Bar & Restaurant. Phelps. Headquartered
at Northern Exposure Restaurant and Bar
with musky fi shing on North and South Twin
Lakes. 715.545.3555
19-20 Paul’s Pro Am Musky Tournament
Times vary. Eagle River Chain of Lakes.
A memorial tournament in memory of
Paul Riedel Sr. 300 anglers (150 teams)
accepted. Over $28,000 payouts based on
a full fi eld of 150 teams. 715.477.2667
headwatersmuskies.com
OCTOBER
2-4 40th Midwest Musky Classic Tour
Times vary. Phelps Chamber of Commerce.
On North and South Twin, Big Sand
Lake and Lac Vieux Desert. One of the
longest-running tournaments in northern
Wisconsin. Huge muskies, huge prizes!
715.545.3800 | phelpswi.us
3-4 32nd Annual Greater Wisconsin
Musky Tournament Times vary. St. Germain
Community Center. Enjoy two days on
the water fi shing for the winning musky.
Individual and team prizes. 715.477.2205
st-germain.com
3-4 5th Annual Boulder Junction Lions
Walleye Classic On Boulder Junction
area lakes. Registration Sat. 9am at the
Community Center. Fishing Sat. 10am-
6pm, Sun. 7am-4pm. Awards and dinner
at Headwaters Restaurant at 6pm. Cash
prizes. 715.892.2366
34 FISHING EVENTS Chamber-sponsored events are in blue. Events subject to change. For a complete list of events, visit vilas.org.