Ivan Gillis

200 Best Fishing in Retirement Locations

Location Number  51:

Rhinelander, WI

Rhinelander is a city in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,735 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Oneida County.  Rhinelander is the home of the Hodag, a popular mythical creature that serves as the city's mascot. The Hodag is the mascot for Rhinelander High School. Nicolet Area Technical College is located in the city. Crystal Lake Scout Reservation, a Boy Scout summer camp (operated by the Samoset Council of the Boy Scouts of America) is located north of the city, on Crystal Lake.

Originally named Pelican Rapids by early settlers, the town was renamed Rhinelander in a bid to lure the railroad there. F.W. Rhinelander was the president of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Road. It worked and the railroad came to Rhinelander in the 1880s.

To the present day the Rhinelander area is recognized as a great fishing destination.  Fishing for walleyes, muskies, northerns, bass and panfish continues to be excellent.  Annually, trophy muskies are caught from the waters of Boom Lake and the Wisconsin River as well as Lake Thompson and the Moens Chain.

Some feel that the Rhinelander area is an excellent, un-pressured fishing destination since many anglers drive past on their way to more publicized areas.  It is still possible to escape the heavy fishing pressure on some of the highly publicized lakes and fish the Rhinelander Area lakes at a slower pace. 

Oneida County, Wisconsin has in excess of 1100 lakes, second in number only to Vilas County.  With over 1100 lakes the major decision to be made when fishing the Rhinelander Area is what lake should we concentrate on today.  The lakes vary from numerous crystal clear lakes to those with tea colored water.

The three flowages, The Rainbow Flowage, The Willow Flowage and The Rhinelander Flowage provide many acres of fishing water with the potential of producing both numbers of fish as well as trophies.  An angler can spend an entire fishing season fishing the waters in the Rhinelander Area and still have plenty of new water to explore.

State Fish:

Muskellunge   Click this link for pictures and more information.

Types of Fish:

http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/species/

State Fish & Game Website:  (Licensing requirements & Etc)

http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/

Fishing Information Links:

http://www.prairieduchien.org/visitors/attractions.htm

http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/wisconsin/crawford/eastman/pool-nine-66600/

http://www.aa-fishing.com/wi/wisconsin-fishing.html

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,100 (it was $29,622 in 2000)

Rhinelander	$30,100
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,800 (it was $72,700 in 2000)

Rhinelander	$94,800
Wisconsin:	$152,600

Geographic:

Elevation: 1554 feet

Land area: 7.72 square miles.

Population density: 996 people per square mile

(low).

In-Depth Facts and Figures as listed below, plus other information:

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For the above information and photos, click this link:

http://www.city-data.com/city/Rhinelander-Wisconsin.html

Total Tax Burden--Data for Calculation

http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate3.html#WISCONSIN

Cost of Living Calculators Links:

http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html?step=form&x=36&y=3

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp

http://cityrating.com/costofliving.asp

http://www.relocationessentials.com/aff/www/tools/salary/col.aspx

http://swz.salary.com/CostofLivingWizard/layoutscripts/coll_start.asp