Fishing at Lake Lizzie, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Lake Lizzie falls in Bayfield County, part of Wisconsin. The water sits 1,450 feet up. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. For a base, Ashland sits 23 miles out. Saint Paul is the closest city, 134 miles away. Others worth noting: Holmes Lake just 0.7 miles, West Davis Lake within 0.8 miles, East Davis Lake just 1.1 miles, Lake Knotting within 1.2 miles and Friedbauer Lake just 1.3 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lizzie

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Bayfield County include rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Lake Lizzie repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 9°F in January up to 66°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Lake Lizzie fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Holmes Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lake Lizzie in what we hold.