Wilson Lake Fishing in Iron County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wisconsin holds Wilson Lake, in Iron County. It lies 1,578 feet above sea level. The water covers some 155 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.5 miles on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Iron County. Head to Lac du Flambeau, 15 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Green Bay is 150 miles off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Wilson Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Iron County, recorded fish include walleye, northern pike and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Wilson Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 66°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Wilson Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Reserve land runs up to the bank here, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Brandt Lake, 0.8 miles away. Where Wilson Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.