Little Mamie Lake Fishing in Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Little Mamie Lake sits within Vilas County in Wisconsin. The bank gives way to lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 17 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Vilas County. Eagle River sits 12 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Rhinelander follows at 19 miles, then Lac du Flambeau at 20 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Mamie Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Vilas County include bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Little Mamie Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 9°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Little Mamie Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Little Pickerel Lake sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Little Mamie Lake in what we hold.