Fishing at Fuller Lake, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Fuller Lake sits within Bayfield County in Wisconsin. The bank is 1,339 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 5 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Bayfield County. Nearest town is Hayward, 12 miles off. For a city, Saint Paul is 118 miles off. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Fuller Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Bayfield County list rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Fuller Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 66°F, with January the cold end at about 8°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Fuller Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Totagatic Lake is 1 mile off. Ask locally about Fuller Lake if anything is unclear.