Little Star Lake Fishing near Ashland, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Little Star Lake is a Bayfield County water, Wisconsin side. The land about it is lake country bush. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Bayfield County list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Ashland, 21 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Saint Paul, 135 miles distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Star Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Bayfield County: rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Little Star Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 9°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Little Star Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A protected area covers this ground, which usually means restrictions on access. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Boggy Pond, 0.3 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Little Star Lake for certain.