My favorite lake on this entire sphere!. Kentuck Lake is approximately a 950 acre lake located in…read moreboth Vilas County & Forest counties. It has a maximum depth of 40 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from 2 public boat landings. Fish include Musky, Perch, Blue Gill, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass & Walleye. The lake's water clarity is low. The lake is completely surrounded by beautiful tree covered rolling hills. Most of the shore is rocky & steep. But, a few areas have shallow & sandy beaches. The lake has some of the best fishing in Wisconsin. The lake holds a lot of natural structure. The DNR sank a line of log cribs to enhance fish habitats. The entire lake produces great fishing. I've landed 2 Musky's in a day on the lake. I've also have landed Walleye as big as 26 inches & Small Mouth Bass as long as 20" weighing 5 pounds plus. Walleye's are my only keepers, everything else I throw back. Fishing regulations are posted at each boat ramp landing, please read & adhere to these rules. Keep this awesome fishery strong. The lake is surrounded by approximately 50 lake houses, the majority are only occupied a few times a year. Traffic on the lake is slow, usually a handful of fishing boats most weekends. I've had it all to myself at times during the week. Our family lake house has been on Kentuck lake for the past 18 years. In all that time I've only seen about a dozen boats towing water skiers. We are predominately a nice & quiet fishing lake. Typical noises that can be heard are wind, water & the abundance of Bald Eagles soaring overhead. Just the way I like it!! You can get me out of the woods. But, you can't get the woods out of me!

Over the past three years, I have been a repeat customer of this shop, booking more than a dozen…read moreguided fishing trips at $500 per day. Unfortunately, I have been consistently disappointed--not primarily because the fish weren't always biting, but due to multiple unprofessional issues with the guides. Key problems I've experienced include guides arriving late to the meeting point, a lack of basic familiarity with the lake, and smoking on the boat. On our most recent trip with guide Fred Palermo, he took over an hour to reach the fishing spot. In a standard boat with a 15-horsepower motor, the same distance should have taken no more than 30 minutes. It was obvious he was deliberately stalling to eat into my paid time. At this price point, customers deserve punctual, knowledgeable, and professional service. I will not be returning and cannot recommend this shop for guided trips.

Perfect shop for all your musky needs. This place has…read moreeverything -- live bait, reels, rods, and all the essentials for fishing in the area. A great local spot for anglers looking to gear up before hitting the water.

Was the greatest experience we have had, very knowledgeable of areas and baits to use for the fish…read moreyou were going for. He was a book on fun and adventure if you are looking for a fishing guide. He even cleaned our fish for us, can't put a price on that in my book. We can't wait til our next adventure. Michael and James Udell

I've known John Andrew for more than 15 years; and have fished with him in Wsconsin and Canada. He…read morecan find fish! He's a fantastic guide and teacher. You can't go wrong having John as your guide.

Great selection in a small shop. Great live bait selection too. We picked up some accessories and…read morelures.

love this place and the service! i might never catch a fish…read morebut they have all the things i need to keep warm and safe while out on the ice. they also have those cute pink bait fish. thanks kurt!

My boyfriend and I decided to go kayaking last Friday to get outdoors and see some nature during…read morethis horrible quarantine we are going through. Shannon, Jeff, and Cody were so awesome! They made it possible so we never were in physical contact with anyone and the kayaks and paddles were disinfected. Enough about the pandemic, I want to talk about the amazing kayaking trip we made down the Cane Bayou to Lake Pontchartrain!! It was a gorgeous day and we saw 3 gators! It was beyond peaceful and therapeutic to paddle through birds chirping, cane reeds sounding like waterfalls in the wind, and finally arriving to the beauty of the glistening lake. It was about a mile paddle and absolutely beautiful. You paddle through 3 noticeably different ecosystems towards the lake. Can't wait to come back here when things get back to normal!! (Also-the main shop has every beer, wine, soda, and snack you could want! They also had seafood plates and boiled crawfish)

Super nice staff and you can get a bite to eat at the check in place (crawfish pie or a burger!)…read morebefore heading down to the loading dock! We saw a 12 foot gator while we rounded the bend and we thought he was FAKE! Time of a lifetime.

We had a great experience renting a pontoon boat from Minocqua Marine & Power Sport Rental. We were…read moreonly a week and half out from our trip and Jim was able to get us on the water with a 6 day rental. Delivery was on time and the pontoon looked brand new. Everyone we dealt with were professional and very kind. Overall just a great experience and will definitely rent with them again next year.

I had a horrible experience. I tried canceling my reservation due to poor snow conditions, but the…read moreowner refused to refund my $200. Now, he's tried to run my card for a 2-day rental of 2 sleds ($1200) in full 5 times, even though we didn't use the machines. Beware of giving any personal information to this business. This run-down, unprofessional business operation seems to have run out of his small garage at his residential home.

We booked a room here for one night because we were going on a motorcycle trip. We booked this…read moreyesterday and found out that it is going to rain all weekend so I called immediately to cancel and was informed that I'm not getting my money back. This is absolutely unacceptable and stealing. We are out $90 in 24 hours.

We booked a stay at Clay Lake Inn and resorts. Unfortunately, we were unable to utilize this stay…read moreas our trip was ruined by three days worth of rain in the forecast. We booked the trip on Sunday and had to cancel on Tuesday. We were out the $90. It would've cost for the one night stay as their policy is no cancellation refunds. If they advertise this on their website, it is in the fine print however, it should be policy that if your trip is canceled due to circumstances beyond your control, you should be refunded. This is equivalent to stealing.

You cannot find a better more knowledgeable guide in the Northwoods! We fished crappie and walleye…read more Beautiful filets we came home with. Our second trip was a guided musky trip. Ryan knows how to put you on the fish! Thanks Ryan.

I am reluctant to post my review as that will make Ryan even more popular than he already must be!…read more We booked a half day fishing trip with him this morning, specifically looking for northerns and bass. We caught more fish this morning than during the entirety of a summer most years. Ryan is personable, extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and a fun guy to be around. We caught 30+ fish not including the ones that we were too inept to land. 6 pound bass and a 35" northern. Ryan also will take you for musky or walleye with the same fervor and results. He's a local guy who's been doing this for 15 years, and is passionate about what he does. We've used numerous guides in the area and Ryan would rate our top recommendation.

Counted every single minnow (fatheads);never again! They probably gave me 23 even. The minnow…read morecounter was very grumpy which made it even worse.

Lousy attitude. My son tries to return an unopened, still-in-box inflatable, with receipt. Store…read morerefused. Yes, sign says no returns, but unopened? Don't shop here.

This review is long overdue. Several years ago, we visited Boulder Junction and during our visit we…read morescheduled a guided fishing trip with Bob. We met Bob at the appointed time (early morning!) at the boat launch. I helped him launch his fishing boat into the lake and we were off. Bob is a very friendly older guy whose background was in sales, I believe. Now in retirement,he runs these fishing trips and is also involved with local government and administration. His boat is great and had everything we needed for a successful experience: poles, bait, a sonar fish finder and an aerated fish keeper for our catches. I wanted to hire a guide because I like fishing but I usually suck at it, so except for a few times it's been disappointing. Not this time. Bob knew the areas of the lakes we were on that usually had fish and put his finder to use. We caught some smaller stuff that we had to throw back. Eventually I managed to land a really nice Northern Pike and later in the day he took us to an area full of pan fish (bluegills, pumpkinseeds, etc) and we pulled in a whole bunch of them as there's no limits on them. After we were done he followed us back to our cabin and cleaned and filleted the fish for us (I knew how to do the smaller fish but would have made a mess of the pike, it's totally different). He recommended Gooch's as a place to get great fried chicken and was on his way. We did eat at Gooch's a couple days later and it was good, but we ate most of the fish over the next couple days and I've never had such delicious fish. Fresh picked is a thing for fruit and vegetables and fresh caught is a thing for fish! Anyway, if you're in the area and want a great time fishing with an experienced guide, you can't go wrong with Bob.