Fishing at Loon Lake, Florence County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Loon Lake is one of the Florence County listings for Wisconsin. It lies 1,257 feet above sea level. At about 52 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 1.4 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Nearest place of any size is Iron Mountain, 13 miles away. Beyond it, Kingsford at 13 miles and Crystal Falls at 15 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Florence County names brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Loon Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 66°F; by January the average is down near 11°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Loon Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Grass Lake is 0.8 miles distant. Treat Loon Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.