Mirror Lake in Bayfield County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mirror Lake is one of the Bayfield County listings for Wisconsin. It stands 1,207 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 17 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Head to Lake Nebagamon, 23 miles away, for anything you forgot. Ashland is 23 miles away, with Washburn at 27 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Mirror Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Bayfield County include rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Mirror Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 9°F to 66°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Mirror Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Rana Lake at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Mirror Lake for certain.