Lake Knotting, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lake Knotting stands in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,411 feet. Roughly 76 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 1.3 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Few waters listed in Bayfield County are bigger. The nearest town is Little Round Lake, 25 miles away. Ashland is 25 miles and Hayward 25 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lake Knotting

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. 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. Open biodiversity records for Bayfield County list rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lake Knotting the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 9°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lake Knotting follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Lake Ree at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lake Knotting locally before you travel.