Link Creek

Both Little and Big Arbor Vitae are drainage lakes and offer a quality fishery for a wide variety of fish. The musky fishing couldn’t be better with a fair number of fish in the mid-thirties to low fourties being caught. Both lakes have a good possibility of giving up a fifty-inch fish. If this is the first time fishing musky then Little Arbor Vitae is a good lake to increase the chances of putting a fish in the boat. Aside from musky both lakes have very good walleye populations that allow for a few fish over then 25 inches to be caught. For fisherman who are into panfish these lakes also offer a great fishery for quality sized perch, crappie and bluegill. For fisherman who want more of a wilderness setting these lakes are perfect but are still within a relative short distance of Minocqua. On both of these lakes there is some boat traffic from water skiers but most of these water skiers stay away from a majority of the good fishing areas.

White Suckers and juvenile panfish make up the majority of the forage in both of these lakes.

During May and June walleye will move into the first green vegetation formed and around the rocky shoreline. Luscient Bay by the north boat landing is a popular bay for spawning walleye and muskie. Blue Island Bay in Little Arbor is a popular spring spawning spot for walleye and muskie. The center rockbar is another spring walleye spawning area. During spring around Memorial Day crappie will start their spawn in a little bit deeper water.