Camp Four Lake Fishing near Little Round Lake, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Camp Four Lake sits in Bayfield County, out in Wisconsin. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is Little Round Lake, 16 miles away. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 125 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Camp Four Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Bayfield County list rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Camp Four Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 8°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on Camp Four Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, McClaine Lake at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Camp Four Lake before loading the car.