Fishing Guides in La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Lazy River Guide Service
Spend the day with Captain Mario on the Mighty Mississippi River fishing for walleye, sauger, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, catfish, northern pike, bluegill, perch, and crappies. Lazy River Guide Service brings you year-round fishing on open water or on the ice in the LaCrosse, Wisconsin area.
Sampson’s River guiding
What's Biting in La Crosse
4 species reported in the La Crosse area. Here's when they're most active throughout the year.
Month-by-Month Fishing in La Crosse, WI
Fishing in La Crosse in January
January is a slower stretch for fishing around La Crosse — see the peak months above for better timing.
Fishing in La Crosse in February
1 species is active in and around La Crosse in February: Largemouth Bass. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in March
4 species are active in and around La Crosse in March: Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Crappie. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in April
4 species are active in and around La Crosse in April: Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Crappie. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in May
4 species are active in and around La Crosse in May: Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Crappie. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in June
4 species are active in and around La Crosse in June: Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Crappie. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in July
2 species are active in and around La Crosse in July: Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in August
1 species is active in and around La Crosse in August: Smallmouth Bass. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in September
4 species are active in and around La Crosse in September: Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Crappie. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in October
3 species are active in and around La Crosse in October: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Crappie. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in November
1 species is active in and around La Crosse in November: Largemouth Bass. Book one of La Crosse's 2 local guides to target them.
Fishing in La Crosse in December
December is a slower stretch for fishing around La Crosse — see the peak months above for better timing.
Fishing in La Crosse
La Crosse, Wisconsin offers freshwater fishing with 4 species reported in the area and 2 local guides ready to take you out. The best months to fish are March, April, May, June.
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What You Can Catch in La Crosse
Largemouth Bass
The La Crosse area, nestled along the Mississippi River, is a bass angler's paradise, especially for Largemouth. The backwaters, sloughs, and connected lakes offer a diverse and productive habitat.
Full largemouth bass guide for La Crosse →Northern Pike
If you're after Northern Pike, La Crosse, Wisconsin, is a fantastic destination. The Mississippi River and its connected backwaters offer extensive pike habitat.
Full northern pike guide for La Crosse →Crappie
Crappie fishing around La Crosse, Wisconsin, centers on the Mississippi River backwaters and associated lakes. These areas offer the ideal mix of shallow, weedy cover and deeper channels that crappie prefer.
Full crappie guide for La Crosse →Smallmouth Bass
La Crosse, Wisconsin, nestled on the Mississippi River and its backwaters, provides exceptional smallmouth bass fishing. The area's complex network of channels, sloughs, and rocky shorelines creates ideal habitat for these hard-fighting fish.
Full smallmouth bass guide for La Crosse →Fisheries near La Crosse
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