Fishing at Middle Sugarbush Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Middle Sugarbush Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It sits in rolling bush. At some 255 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The edge covers about 4.3 miles, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Vilas County list. Start from Lac du Flambeau, 4 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 139 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Middle Sugarbush Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Vilas County: bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Middle Sugarbush Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 9°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Middle Sugarbush Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Lower Sugarbush Lake, 0.9 miles away. None of that is settled for Middle Sugarbush Lake in what we hold.