Stormy Lake Fishing near Eagle River, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Vilas County, Wisconsin, this is Stormy Lake. The bank is 1,654 feet above sea level. At some 523 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. Shoreline length is close to 4.5 miles, and each section fishes a little differently. It ranks high for size among our Vilas County listings. For a base, Eagle River sits 10 miles out. Green Bay sits 124 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Stormy Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. 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. Open biodiversity records for Vilas County list bluegill, yellow perch and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Stormy Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 9°F in January to roughly 65°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Stormy Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Blueberry Lake sits 0.8 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Stormy Lake may have changed since it was mapped.