Fishing at Little Yellow Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Little Yellow Lake is listed under Burnett County, Wisconsin. The water sits 915 feet up. It measures some 332 acres, and wind has room to build across it. Some 3.2 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Few waters listed in Burnett County are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Grantsburg, 16 miles off. Frederic lies 19 miles off, Luck another 25 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Little Yellow Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Burnett County include brown trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Little Yellow Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 69°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Little Yellow Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A marina half a mile from here covers launching and moorings. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Bass Lake, 1.6 miles away. Ask locally about Little Yellow Lake if anything is unclear.