Fishing Ramsdell Lake in Forest County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Ramsdell Lake stands in Forest County, Wisconsin. The bank is 1,526 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 15 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The town to know is Stambaugh, Iron River, 8.1 miles out. Green Bay sits 107 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Ramsdell Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Forest County include brown trout, largemouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Ramsdell Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 65°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Ramsdell Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Killborn Lake, 1.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Ramsdell Lake if anything is unclear.