Deer Lake Fishing Guide, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Deer Lake in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Bayfield County. The town to know is Ashland, 20 miles out. For a city, Saint Paul is 137 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Deer Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Bayfield County cover rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Deer Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 10°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Deer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The car has to stay 0.9 miles away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. This falls in or next to protected ground, so rules will be tighter than usual. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Siegal Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. For Deer Lake in particular, ask before you travel.