Lac du Lune, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Lac du Lune in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. About 403 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Around 5.7 miles of bank, which is a long day on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Vilas County list. Eagle River sits 16 miles from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Lac du Flambeau at 26 miles and Rhinelander at 34 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Lune

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Vilas County include bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lac du Lune the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 9°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Lac du Lune regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lake of the Woods at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Lac du Lune is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.