West Plum Lake Fishing in Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Vilas County in Wisconsin is where West Plum Lake sits. The surface lies 1,631 feet up. At about 69 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Compared with other Wisconsin water on our list, it sits high. The town to know is Lac du Flambeau, 16 miles out. After that come Eagle River at 16 miles and Rhinelander at 25 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on West Plum Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Vilas County names bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and rock bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish West Plum Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 9°F at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On West Plum Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is a slipway on the shore, half a mile from the water we list. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Witches Lake, 1.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at West Plum Lake for certain.