Bergeson Lake in Price County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Bergeson Lake is a Price County water, Wisconsin side. The land about it is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 24 acres — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Wisconsin listings. Medford is the closest place, 21 miles off. Tomahawk is 21 miles away, with Phillips at 22 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Bergeson Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Price County cover yellow perch, walleye, northern pike, bluegill and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Bergeson Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 66°F and January near 9°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Bergeson Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Stone Lake at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position on Bergeson Lake before loading the car.