Wishbone Lake Fishing Guide, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wishbone Lake is one of the Bayfield County listings for Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,276 feet. This is a pocket water of some 17 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The town to know is Lake Nebagamon, 22 miles out. Then Ashland, 23 miles, and Washburn, 27 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Wishbone Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Bayfield County: rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch and rainbow trout. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Wishbone Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 66°F and January reads 9°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Wishbone Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Reynard Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Wishbone Lake locally before you travel.