Cream Lake Fishing Guide, Douglas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Cream Lake is a Douglas County water, Wisconsin side. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Douglas County standards. Nearest place of any size is Lake Nebagamon, 4.6 miles away. Saint Paul is the closest city, 123 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Cream Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Douglas County cover yellow perch, walleye, white sucker, black crappie and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Cream Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 8°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Cream Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Gander Lake is 0.4 miles off. Check the position at Cream Lake before loading the car.