Tub Lake in Bayfield County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Wisconsin holds Tub Lake, in Bayfield County. The ground around here is rolling bush. About 10 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Ashland is the closest place, 20 miles off. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 139 miles away. Others close at hand: Mystery Lake roughly 0.6 miles, Finger Lake some 0.6 miles off, Camp One Lake roughly 0.7 miles, Getsey Lake some 0.9 miles off and Wolf Lake roughly 1.1 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Tub Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Bayfield County names rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Tub Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 9°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Tub Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Mystery Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Tub Lake.