Modified Apr 9th, 2021 at 12:08 PM
World-Famous or Legendary Muskie “Hotspots” – Part IX
by Larry Ramsell, Muskellunge Historian
Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Minnesota & Manitoba
Lake of the Woods is the most massive, comprehensive muskie lake on the planet. It encompasses 1.075 million acres, has 65,000 miles of shoreline, and contains over 14,000 islands! Most of this lakes muskie waters are in Ontario, with a relatively small amount in Minnesota in the SW corner and two even smaller pieces eek west into Manitoba. Throughout the 1920’s and into the early 1940’s, Lake of the Woods was the “Go To” destination for trophy muskies for the masses of muskie anglers in the middle part of North America. Even the Depression years didn’t keep muskie anglers away and several World Records were set during that time.