Loon Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Wisconsin holds Loon Lake, in Bayfield County. The bank is 1,119 feet above sea level. Around 37 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The whole outline is near 1.1 miles, and most of it is walkable. Some 19 miles away sits Lake Nebagamon, the nearest settlement. It is 142 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Bayfield County names rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Loon Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 66°F and January near 9°F on the long-run figures. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Loon Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Topside Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Loon Lake before loading the car.