Fishing Little Martha Lake in Iron County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Little Martha Lake in the Iron County part of Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 1,591 feet. Roughly 34 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Start from Lac du Flambeau, 16 miles down the road. Hurley is 20 miles and Ironwood 20 miles. Close by you also have: Geyser Lake out at 0.3 miles, Paul Lake 0.7 miles off, Spring Lake out at 0.7 miles, Net Lake 0.8 miles off and Payment Lake out at 1 mile. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Little Martha Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Iron County: walleye, northern pike and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Little Martha Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 65°F and January near 10°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Little Martha Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Geyser Lake, 0.3 miles away. What applies at Little Martha Lake may have changed since it was mapped.