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
Please see our Fundraisers and Events Section for more information.
May 26, 2012- Board of Directors Meeting
June 30, 2012- Annual Membership Meeting, Crandon School District Auditorium
July 7, 2012- Boat Parade & Cookout
July 28, 2012- Kentuck Days, Crandon, WI
September 2012- Board of Directors Meeting
September 15, 2012- Art in the Square, Crandon, WI; Gun Raffle Drawing
October 2012- Walleye Stocking Banquet
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).
Loons- The loons have again returned to our lake and are nesting.
Please be respectful and give the loons privacy, so that their nests are secure to
hatch their young.
** 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-
Goodship Lollipop
by Kim Stamper
2nd Place-
Redneck Yacht Club
by Louise Hennes
3rd Place- Milfoil by Jane Basten
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APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES NOW AVAILABLE
***** 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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