The Lake Metonga Association, founded in 1970, is a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to preserving Lake Metonga. The Association works with the community and property owners to protect the aesthetic beauty, water quality, wildlife habitats and fisheries for future generations.
Lake Metonga is 2,157 acres, situated on the southern edge of Crandon, Forest County, Wisconsin. Maximum Depth- 79 feet Mean Depth- 25 feet
The lake is the home to northern pike, walleye, large & small-mouth bass, perch, bluegills and other pan fish, as well as eagles, loons, ducks, sandhill cranes, and the occasional roaming moose.
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Upcoming Dates/ Events FOR 2013
Please see our Fundraisers and Events Section for more information.
April 20, 2013- DEADLINE To Submit Photos for Calendar
April 27, 2013- Fundraising Committee Meeting- 10 am
May 3, 2013- Apparel Orders Due
May 25, 2013- Board of Directors Meeting- 10 am
June 29, 2013- Annual Membership Meeting, Crandon School District Auditorium- 9 am
Gun/ Sports Equipment Raffle Kickoff
July 6, 2013- Boat Parade & Cookout- Beachside Bar & Grill
2 pm Parade Starts, Food Served, Raffles & Games Begin
Stay and Celebrate Beach Fest at Night-Time TBD
July 12, 2013- Apparel Orders Due
July 27, 2013- Kentuck Days, Crandon, WI
September 2, 2013- Board of Directors Meeting- 10 am
September 21, 2013- Art in the Square, Crandon, WI; Gun Raffle Drawing @ 3 pm
October 5, 2013- Walleye Banquet
October 18, 2013- Apparel Orders Due- FINAL ORDER FOR 2013
NEWS FLASH- Updated May 2012
ICE OUT- March 24, 2012
EWM Treatment- Please be advised that our treatment date will be in the next
couple of weeks, depending upon weather and lake conditions.
See 2012 Treatment Map here.
For the benefit of our lake, we need to be proactive in treatment of EWM.
Please try to avoid these treatment areas
Bull-head Harvest- 22,000 pounds of bullheads have been harvested thru 2010
(20,000 bullheads). With current counts, no siginficant harvest is planned for
2012.
Loons- The loons have again returned to our lake and are nesting. The Loons in
Farmer's Bay hatched a pair. This year, the Loons in Peterson's Bay also hatched
a pair! Please be respectful of the young families.
** Please remember the slow no wake rules in Farmer's Bay, and other shoreline
areas and by other boats/ jet skis. Please see the Lake Info page for more
information **
Please feel free to share your thoughts,
comments, photos & website suggestions!!
"Yes, Mother Nature, Lake Metonga is our pot of gold!"
Rainbow over Lake Metonga, viewed from west shore.
Photo Submitted by Geoff Zabrowski.
1st Place-
Partying Pirates
by Ron Wolf & Family
2nd Place-
Don't Let Milfoil &
Mussel Pirates Loot our
Lake
by Jeff Calkins & Family
3rd Place (tie)
Sommer Olympics
by Jim Sommers & Family
NEED YOUR HELP- We are looking at making a calendar, but need your
photos to help make it happen- We need photos of all seasons.
Please email your lake photos to LakeMetongaWI@gmail.com Thanks!
APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES NOW AVAILABLE- orders due MAY 3, 2013
**** See the Events/ Fundraising Tab for more information ****
LAKE METONGA ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT WDNR REGULATION NR20.20 PROHIBITS UNDERWATER SPEAR FISHING IN FOREST COUNTY WATERS WHICH INCLUDES LAKE METONGA
IT IS ILLEGAL TO TAKE FISH USING SPEARS AND SPEAR GUNS BY SKIN OR SCUBA DIVING
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3rd Place (tie) Tourists gone Wild by Gary Mueller & Family
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Honorable Mention & Pictures from our Summer Picnic
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