I’m a newbie to the Lake Onalaska area, just moved to galesville and am looking for a little help catching a bass or two. The questions I have is can I run around with out the worry of hitting anything major? I know the first few times I will be ideling around keeping an eye on the depth finder. The other question is what/where should I start looking for a large mouth. Any help would be greatly apprecated.
If you stay on the east side you should do fine. Most of the west side is weeded up pretty good.
As for finding fish, start on a weed edge and follow it, keeping a close eye on your electronics.
I say this having lived on Lake Onalaska for 21 years, but you can basically run anywhere you want. The major concerns are out towards the drains (north of Red Oak).
Where to look? find a weed stretch and go to town. 
Just a heads up….The DNR has been waiting at Schaffers landing to hand out tickets for any weeds not removed from your rigs.
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I say this having lived on Lake Onalaska for 21 years, but you can basically run anywhere you want.
Run where you want eh…? Sure, if you don’t mind plugging an intake or cutting weeds off your prop every 50yds.
Sure, there are places to run to, but that’s painting with an awfully big brush. 
And that comes from over 25yrs experience on the lake. 
I guess what I will be doing for the first few trips will be in idol and watching the graph.
In the main lake from Schaffers to the man made islands and all the way south to the rock wall I dont know of any problems in there (I consider problems to be stumps, rocks and very shallow water, not weeds). If anyone knows of any please let us all know!
What or where are the problems by Red Oak? I’ve run the area east and south of there with out any problems several times. My Navionics chip says there’s a stump field to the west but I idled through there close to the island once and didnt see anything. I’ve seen guys motor right through that whole area.
Thanks.
Well thanks for all the help. The only questions I have is where is Schaffers and Red Oak? (remember new to area so dont know all the names for everything out there)
To get to Schaffers take 35 North out of Onalaska.
Hang a Left on CTH Z
Hang a Left on N Shore Ln
Hang a left to the landing.
Red Oak is the Island to the West of the air port.
Hope this help
I was able to find red oak island on http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/lakes/maps/DNR/0728100a.pdf
Just not sure where this landing is located.
Read above….the landing is just north of Rose Bud Island
Is that what you were looking for?
I’ll be around either Saturday or Monday. If you see me make sure to say hi. I’ll be the one tippin’ Old Style’s
Yes thank you guys so much. If you see a guy running around in the mornings in a ranger and looks lost its probably me haha.
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Yes thank you guys so much. If you see a guy running around in the mornings in a ranger and looks lost its probably me haha.
Well….if you see a sad looking guy standing on the shoreline looking for a boat ride, that’d be Slop Bass….
Be sure to wave as you drive by. 
Oh he’s going to love that one…. 
Signed,
The hater…..
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Well….if you see a sad looking guy standing on the shoreline looking for a boat ride, that’d be Slop Bass….
Be sure to wave as you drive by.
Shaver, You can always borrow my 14′ flat bottom with the 9.5 hp. You should be able to keep up with Bret’s “troller”
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Well….if you see a sad looking guy standing on the shoreline looking for a boat ride, that’d be Slop Bass….
Be sure to wave as you drive by.
Shaver, You can always borrow my 14′ flat bottom with the 9.5 hp. You should be able to keep up with Bret’s “troller”
I’ll run circles around your 9.5 you knob
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I’ll run circles around your 9.5 you knob
Jump in my boat and I can show you proper boat control… That should help keep you from running in circles
There is a line of nasty stumps west of red oak.
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