Baker Lake Fishing Guide, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Vilas County, Wisconsin. The bank is 1,709 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 18 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Vilas County list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Eagle River, 9.6 miles out. Iron River follows at 23 miles, then Stambaugh, Iron River at 24 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Baker Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Vilas County: bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Baker Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 9°F in January and 65°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Baker Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Manuel Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Baker Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.