Tars Pond near Lake Nebagamon: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, this is Tars Pond. The water sits 1,217 feet up. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Bayfield County. Lake Nebagamon is the closest place, 19 miles off. Saint Paul is the closest city, 124 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Tars Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Bayfield County include rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Tars Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 8°F to 67°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Tars Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Sweet Lake at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Tars Pond as something to verify.