Fishing Boris Lake in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Boris Lake sits in Bayfield County, out in Wisconsin. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Bayfield County are larger. The town to know is Ashland, 17 miles out. For a city, Saint Paul is 141 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Boris Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Boris Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 66°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Boris Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Deep Lake at 1.7 miles is the nearest alternative. For Boris Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.