Imogene Lake Fishing Guide, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Imogene Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,778 feet. Surface area is around 61 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 1.3 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Compared with other Wisconsin water on our list, it sits high. Eagle River sits 11 miles from the bank. It is 113 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Imogene Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Vilas County cover bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Imogene Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 65°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Imogene Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Dewey Lake is 0.5 miles distant. What applies at Imogene Lake may have changed since it was mapped.