Middle Eau Claire Lake Fishing Guide, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wisconsin holds Middle Eau Claire Lake, in Bayfield County. It sits in pine and birch country. The water covers around 830 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Around 7.1 miles of bank, which is a long day on foot. On our Bayfield County list it sits near the top for size. You are 17 miles from Lake Nebagamon. Hayward follows at 20 miles, then Little Round Lake at 24 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Middle Eau Claire Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Bayfield County cover rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Middle Eau Claire Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 8°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Middle Eau Claire Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Devils Lake is 1.2 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Middle Eau Claire Lake for certain.