Dewey Lake Fishing Guide, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Vilas County, Wisconsin. The surroundings are lake country bush. With some 48 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 1.2 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is high ground by Wisconsin standards. Eagle River is the closest place, 12 miles off. Green Bay sits 113 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Dewey Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Vilas County records list bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and rock bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Dewey Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 65°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Dewey Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Imogene Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Dewey Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.