Lee Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, sits Lee Lake. Everything around it is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Bayfield County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest town is Lake Nebagamon, 20 miles off. Saint Paul is the closest city, 132 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lee Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Bayfield County cover rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lee Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 66°F and January near 9°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lee Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Anderson Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lee Lake may have changed since it was mapped.