Stevens Lake in Florence County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Stevens Lake sits in Florence County, out in Wisconsin. This is lake country bush country. Surface area runs to roughly 290 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. With about 3.0 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It ranks high for size among our Florence County listings. You are 11 miles from Stambaugh, Iron River. Green Bay is the closest city, 103 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Stevens Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Florence County names brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Stevens Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 65°F; by January the average is down near 10°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Stevens Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Wapoose Lake, 0.9 miles out. Where Stevens Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.