Lilypad Lake Fishing in Florence County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Lilypad Lake stands in Florence County, Wisconsin. This is pine and birch country. Surface area is around 38 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 1.1 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Nearest town is Stambaugh, Iron River, 11 miles off. Green Bay is the closest city, 104 miles away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lilypad Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Florence County include brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Lilypad Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 65°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Lilypad Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Stevens Lake, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lilypad Lake in what we hold.