Fishing Camp Eleven Lake in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Camp Eleven Lake in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,184 feet. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Bayfield County list. Lake Nebagamon sits 9.6 miles from the bank. Further out sit Ashland (30 miles) and Washburn (30 miles). The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Camp Eleven Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Camp Eleven Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 67°F, while January sits near 9°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Camp Eleven Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Camp Eleven Lake, 0.3 miles away. Signs at Camp Eleven Lake carry more weight than any list.