Adeline Lake Fishing Guide, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Adeline Lake is set in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,378 feet. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Bayfield County are larger. Ashland sits 24 miles from the bank. For a city, Saint Paul is 132 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Adeline Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Bayfield County cover rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch and rainbow trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Adeline Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 66°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Adeline Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Little Hidden Lake, 1.1 miles out. For Adeline Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.