Fishing One Shoe Lake in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, One Shoe Lake falls inside Bayfield County. It lies 1,391 feet above sea level. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Bayfield County standards. The closest town, Little Round Lake, is 13 miles away. Then Hayward, 16 miles, and Ashland, 36 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on One Shoe Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Bayfield County include rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch, rainbow trout and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At One Shoe Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 66°F at the top of summer and 8°F at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That is the shape of the year on One Shoe Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Eagle Nest Lake, 0.6 miles away. Nothing on One Shoe Lake should be assumed from this page alone.