Davis Lake near Park Falls: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Davis Lake is one of the Price County waters in Wisconsin. The water sits 1,460 feet up. It measures about 73 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 1.2 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Park Falls lies 7.2 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 140 miles away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Davis Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Price County include yellow perch, walleye and northern pike. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Davis Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 67°F for July and 10°F for January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Davis Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Perch Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Davis Lake before loading the car.