Fishing Ghost Lake in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Bayfield County entry here is Ghost Lake, in Wisconsin. It lies 1,447 feet above sea level. It measures about 141 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The edge runs 2.4 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It ranks high for size among our Bayfield County listings. The closest town, Little Round Lake, is 23 miles away. Then Hayward, 25 miles, and Ashland, 29 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Ghost Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Bayfield County include rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch and rainbow trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Ghost Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 8°F to 66°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Ghost Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Dells Lake is 1.5 miles distant. Check the position on Ghost Lake before loading the car.