Fishing Anodanta Lake in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Anodanta Lake is listed under Bayfield County, Wisconsin. The ground around here is rolling bush. With some 26 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.0 miles of margin, front to back. Ashland sits 22 miles from the bank. For a city, Saint Paul is 134 miles off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Anodanta Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Bayfield County list rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Anodanta Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 66°F and January near 9°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Anodanta Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping puts a reserve boundary across this water; check what it allows. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Star Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Anodanta Lake if anything is unclear.