Mitten Lake Fishing in Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Mitten Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 1,588 feet. The water covers some 135 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 2.8 miles of margin, front to back. Lac du Flambeau at 4.2 miles is the nearest place to stop. Park Falls is 22 miles away, with Phillips at 27 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Mitten Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Vilas County include bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Mitten Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 66°F for July and 9°F for January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Mitten Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Bills Lake, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Mitten Lake should be assumed from this page alone.