Lone Tree Lake Fishing in Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. It measures about 130 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It is high ground by Wisconsin standards. The nearest town is Eagle River, 15 miles away. Lac du Flambeau is 19 miles and Rhinelander 29 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lone Tree Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Vilas County include bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Lone Tree Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 9°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lone Tree Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Ballard Lake, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Lone Tree Lake carry more weight than any list.