Martha Lake Fishing Guide, Iron County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Martha Lake is an Iron County water, Wisconsin side. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. The water covers some 146 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 3.0 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. On our Iron County list it sits near the top for size. Lac du Flambeau is the closest place, 16 miles off. Hurley follows at 21 miles, then Ironwood at 21 miles.

• Where to Fish on Martha Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Iron County include walleye, northern pike, yellow perch and muskellunge. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Martha Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 65°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Martha Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Grand Portage Lake, 0.8 miles out. Treat access at Martha Lake as something to verify.