Fishing at Fuller Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Fuller Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. The surface lies 1,562 feet up. It runs to roughly 111 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 2.2 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. For a base, Lac du Flambeau sits 7 miles out. It is 134 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Fuller 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 natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Vilas County: bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Fuller Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 9°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Fuller Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. This sits inside Patterson Hemlocks State Natural Area, so read the reserve notices first. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Amber Lake at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Fuller Lake should be assumed from this page alone.