Fishing at Jerms Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Jerms Lake is one of the Vilas County listings for Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 1,588 feet. At about 69 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 1.3 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Head to Lac du Flambeau, 4 miles away, for anything you forgot. Park Falls is 27 miles away, with Rhinelander at 29 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Jerms Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Vilas County list bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Jerms Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 66°F for July and 9°F for January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Jerms Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Crawling Stone Woods covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Whitefish Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Check the position at Jerms Lake before loading the car.