Little Saint Germain Lake in Vilas County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Saint Germain Lake is one of the Vilas County waters in Wisconsin. It lies 1,608 feet above sea level. About 398 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. There is roughly 13 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Few waters listed in Vilas County are bigger. Eagle River sits 9.9 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 119 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Saint Germain Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. 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. Open biodiversity records for Vilas County list bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Little Saint Germain Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 9°F to 65°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That shapes the year on Little Saint Germain Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. This lies within protected land, so the rules will be stricter than usual. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Moon Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Little Saint Germain Lake before loading the car.