Fishing Two Island Lake in Rusk County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Two Island Lake in Rusk County, Wisconsin. The land about it is lake country bush. Around 27 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The closest town, Bloomer, is 10 miles distant. The big place round here is Saint Paul, 85 miles distant. Neighbouring water: Hodge Lake at about 0.5 miles, Ace-In-The-Hole Lake at 0.7 miles, Dark Lake at about 0.9 miles, Herde Lake at 0.9 miles and Payne Lake at about 1.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Two Island Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Rusk County include rainbow trout, brown trout and bluegill. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Two Island Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 69°F on average, January about 11°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Two Island Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Hodge Lake at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Two Island Lake in what we hold.