Flannagan Lake Fishing Guide, Iron County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Flannagan Lake is listed under Iron County, Wisconsin. This is lake country bush country. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. It is a small entry by Iron County standards. For a base, Lac du Flambeau sits 16 miles out. Hurley is 21 miles and Ironwood 21 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Flannagan Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Iron County include walleye, northern pike, yellow perch and muskellunge. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Flannagan Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 10°F to 66°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Flannagan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Little Pike Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Flannagan Lake before loading the car.