Plunkett Lake Fishing near Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Plunkett Lake in Iron County, Wisconsin. The bank is 1,591 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 45 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 1.2 miles in total. Lac du Flambeau sits 13 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 147 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Plunkett Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Iron County, recorded fish include walleye, northern pike, yellow perch and muskellunge. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Plunkett Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 65°F on average, January about 10°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan any trip to Plunkett Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A camping area sits within 0.9 miles of here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Brandt Lake, 1.1 miles away. Signs at Plunkett Lake carry more weight than any list.