There is an outlet on the southeast shore of the lake that leads through a very short passage to Little Lac Courte Oreilles, then via the Couderay River to the Chippewa River, and ultimately to the Mississippi River at Lake Pepin.Lac Courte Oreilles is located approximately eight and one-half miles southeast of the city of Hayward, the primary commercial and retail center of the area, and is one of three large natural lakes (Lac Courte Oreilles, Grindstone Lake, and Round Lake) located to the south and east of the city. Prominent bodies of water such as Lac Courte Oreilles, Grindstone, and Round along with many less celebrated lakes constitute more water to explore than you will be able to fish in a lifetime.
The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Conservation Department and its dedicated staff protect the resources within the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation and this includes the … Fishing equipment will be furnished if necessary. length 3-4 inches)In October 2016 there was a massive die-off of whitefish and cisco in LCO. Video by Jeff Aspenwall.Kevin Horrocks (COLA) and Mike Persson (Muskie's Inc/COLA) stocking musky in Musky Bay of LCO.Mike Persson and Allen Hoeft loading pit tags at the WDNR hatchery in Spooner for tagging extended growth musky.Walleye: 28,353 "medium" fingerlings stocked in July (Avg. Mike is also working to not only re-establish musky spawning in Musky Bay, but potentially, along with the LCO tribe and others, restore wild rice habitat and possibly treat the phosphorus laden sediment in Musky Bay. We look forward to … Lac Courte Oreilles is now a popular resort area drawing cabin owners and visitors from the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee, and Chicago metropolitan areas. There are some big projects in the work.Click on photo to see video of of the Northern Pike harvest in Musky Bay in early May, 2018.