Fishing at Dead Horse Lake, Iron County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Iron County, Wisconsin, this is Dead Horse Lake. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. About 16 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. You are 17 miles from Lac du Flambeau. Green Bay is the closest city, 153 miles away. Water in the same corner: Sand Lake a touch under 1.3 miles, Nokomis Lake near enough 1.3 miles, Trude Lake a touch under 1.3 miles, Ruth Lake near enough 1.6 miles and Fox Lake a touch under 1.8 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Dead Horse Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Iron County: walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, muskellunge and rainbow trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Dead Horse Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 10°F for January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Dead Horse Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Sand Lake at 1.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Dead Horse Lake if anything is unclear.