Rosalind Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Vilas County, Wisconsin, you have Rosalind Lake. It stands 1,624 feet above sea level. At about 43 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 1.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Wisconsin listings. You are 15 miles from Lac du Flambeau. After that come Wakefield at 21 miles and Bessemer at 24 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Rosalind Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Vilas County records list bluegill, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Rosalind Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 10°F to 65°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Rosalind Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Papoose Lake Boat Landing provides a boat ramp about half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Anne Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Rosalind Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.