Fishing Little Star Lake in Forest County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Forest County, Wisconsin, this is Little Star Lake. Everything around it is rolling bush. It covers about 17 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest place of any size is Crandon, 7.6 miles away. Green Bay sits 77 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Star Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name brown trout, largemouth bass and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Little Star Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 11°F at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Little Star Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Midget Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Little Star Lake carry more weight than any list.