Fishing at Austin Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Austin Lake falls inside Burnett County. It stands 955 feet above sea level. At about 83 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.6 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Frederic lies 18 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 76 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Austin Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Burnett County cover brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegill. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Austin Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 10°F to 69°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Austin Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Lily Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Ask locally about Austin Lake if anything is unclear.