Vilas County is home to one of the largest concentrations of freshwater lakes on earth. The county boasts some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in North America. More than 1,300 lakes and 73 rivers and streams provide a fishing variety you’ll find nowhere else. We know where the big ones live. Vilas County has nearly limitless places to cast a line. We have big lakes with plenty of open water to test as well as small lakes that are rarely fished. Let us help you land the big one!