Church Pine Lake Fishing near Amery, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Church Pine Lake belongs to Polk County. This is mixed forest country. It runs to roughly 87 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The closest town, Amery, is 8.7 miles distant. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 35 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Church Pine Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Polk County names brown trout, rainbow trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Church Pine Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 71°F in July and bottom out at 11°F in January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running early April to late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Church Pine Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Wind Lake is 0.6 miles off. For Church Pine Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.