Hollibar Lake Fishing near Ashland, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. The setting is pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 6 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Bayfield County are larger. For a base, Ashland sits 20 miles out. Then Lake Nebagamon, 21 miles, and Washburn, 23 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Hollibar Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Bayfield County include rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Hollibar Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 67°F and January near 9°F on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Hollibar Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Recorded parking is 0.9 miles off, far enough to travel light. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Carson Pond, 0.7 miles out. Confirm before you fish Hollibar Lake.