Midget Lake Fishing Guide, Forest County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Midget Lake in Forest County, Wisconsin. Around the bank it is lake country bush. At 12 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Forest County are larger. The nearest town is Crandon, 7.2 miles away. Nashville is 11 miles away, with Antigo at 30 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Midget Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name brown trout, largemouth bass and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Midget Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 65°F and January near 11°F on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Midget Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Little Star Lake, 0.4 miles out. Where Midget Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.