Fishing at Derosier Lake, Washburn County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Derosier Lake in Washburn County, Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 1,076 feet. Surface area is around 106 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 2.0 miles in total. The closest town, Hayward, is 14 miles distant. Saint Paul sits 107 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Derosier Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Washburn County names largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Derosier Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 67°F and January about 9°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Derosier Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Loon Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Derosier Lake in what we hold.