Bass Lake (Bayfield County)
Waterbody ID (WBIC): 2755200 — permanent page /lakes/2755200/.
Bass Lake is in Bayfield County; records show 35 acres and DNR fish-frequency records.
- Size
- 35 acres
- Lake type
- SEEPAGE
- Max depth
- 15 ft
- 3 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
- Satellite clarity estimate 9.22 ft (2017)
- Official DNR depth map available (PDF)
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Plan your visit
- Lake directory: public landing — No
- Lake directory: public beach — No
- Lake directory: public park — No
Each statement is bounded to its named source; absence of a record is never evidence of no access. The DNR access database may lag reality; posted signs at the landing are authoritative.
Verify at the DNR public boat access program page.
Nearby facilities
- WANOKA — Campground; ≈7.8 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
- WANOKA TH — Trailhead; ≈8 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
- BASS LAKE CCC — Boating site; ≈11.3 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
- BLADDER LAKE — Day use area; ≈11.5 km from the lake shoreline (straight line). Official USFS page
- PERCH LAKE — Campground; ≈14.3 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet constructed recreation sites only; straight-line distance is geographic context, not a travel route.
Fishing
The DNR lake page publishes 3 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.
DNR fish labels: Largemouth Bass—Present; Northern Pike—Present; Panfish—Present; not population counts.
No fisheries survey population estimate is published for this lake in the covered report families.
Fishing limits — 2026-2027 season: 19 normalized rows across 19 species entries. Normalized from the DNR ruleset retrieved 2026-08-04. Source text remains authoritative.
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2026-2027 retained fishing rules: 19 published rows for 19 species; effective through 2027-03-07. Check current DNR rules.
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Water and setting
- Satellite clarity estimate: 9.22 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
Official DNR depth map (PDF) — Historical lake map; not for navigation. Link checked 2026-07-16.
Not published in the lake directory: official mean depth.
No public aquatic invasive species occurrence record was found for this lake. The DNR inventory is non-exhaustive; absence of a record is never evidence of absence.
- Public-land proximity (GIS proxy, not access evidence): none mapped within 1,000 ft; nearest: Bayfield County Forest (Bayfield County); ≈0% of shoreline buffer
- Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈7.8% developed land within 300 m, ≈1.1% impervious
- Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈8 m; ≈2.8 km of road per km² within 1 km
- Priority Navigable Waterway — basis: lake under 50 acres
Designations are legally defined DNR records shown as their sources state them; no composite rating is implied.
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Data & sources
Published data families
- Fish species and abundance (DNR lake pages)
- Fishing regulations (normalized snapshot)
- Directory access facts (landing, beach, park)
- Satellite water clarity estimate
Original records: Wisconsin DNR lake page.
Missing values are unpublished, never zero; each fact above is bounded to its named source and date. Full sourcing detail: Data & methods.