Bullhead Pond Fishing in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Bullhead Pond sits within Lincoln County in Wisconsin. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lincoln County list. Tomahawk is the closest place, 0.5 miles off. Further out sit Rhinelander (20 miles) and Merrill (20 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Bullhead Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Lincoln County include brown trout, rainbow trout and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Bullhead Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 67°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Bullhead Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. You can launch: the ramp is half a mile away. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. There is camping recorded roughly 0.9 miles off. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Mirror Lake, 0.3 miles out. Ask locally about Bullhead Pond if anything is unclear.