Ghost Lake in Bayfield County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, sits Ghost Lake. This is pine and birch country. About 309 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With 4.6 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It ranks high for size among our Bayfield County listings. Head to Little Round Lake, 17 miles away, for anything you forgot. Saint Paul sits 127 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Ghost Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Bayfield County list rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Ghost Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 66°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Ghost Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Teal Lake at 2.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Ghost Lake locally before you travel.