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Review:
Poygan Lake is located in Wisconsin’s Central Sands Region in Winnebago County. The 14,000-acre glacial lake is shallow, only reaching 11 feet at the deepest spots, making boating risky and at times impossible. Originally, the lake was even shallower and used to grow rice by the locals, but the construction of a dam in 1849 raised the water levels in order to improve navigation. While the levels indeed rose by 3.5 feet, it destroyed the rice farming industry. Poygan Lake is excellent for fishing and has plenty of largemouth, smallmouth and white bass, northern pike, and walleye. The lake also has a large population of lake sturgeon, which at times can grow to 100 pounds and live up to 100 years. In the winter, the frozen lake is full of ice shacks and hopeful fishermen.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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