Black Alder Lake Fishing in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Black Alder Lake is listed under Lincoln County, Wisconsin. It stands 1,417 feet above sea level. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Lincoln County standards. Start from Merrill, 7.4 miles down the road. Beyond it, Tomahawk at 13 miles and Maine at 18 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Black Alder Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Lincoln County list brown trout, rainbow trout, pumpkinseed, walleye and bluegill. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Black Alder Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 67°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Black Alder Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Mud Lake, 0.4 miles out. Ask locally about Black Alder Lake if anything is unclear.