Sunday Lake Fishing Guide, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Sunday Lake lies in Vilas County, Wisconsin. The bank gives way to mixed forest. Surface area is around 85 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Supplies mean a trip to Lac du Flambeau, 5.9 miles off. Green Bay sits 130 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Sunday Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Vilas County cover bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and largemouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Sunday Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 9°F and July at about 66°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Sunday Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Torpy Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Sunday Lake may have changed since it was mapped.