Bog Lake Fishing in Polk County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Polk County, Wisconsin. This is lake country bush ground. Small at around 7 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Polk County standards. Saint Croix Falls sits 8.5 miles from the bank. Taylors Falls is 8.9 miles away, with Shafer at 10 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Bog Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Polk County list brown trout, rainbow trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Anyone new to Bog Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 10°F to 70°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Bog Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Rice Lake, 0.2 miles away. Confirm access to Bog Lake locally before you travel.