Fish Lake Fishing in Burnett County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Fish Lake sits within Burnett County in Wisconsin. It sits in lake country bush. At 328 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 4.0 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It is among the larger waters listed here for Burnett County. Spooner is the closest place, 15 miles off. Shell Lake is 19 miles and Frederic 27 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Burnett County, recorded fish include brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Fish Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 69°F and January near 9°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to Fish Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Cranberry Lake, 1.1 miles away. Rules at Fish Lake are worth checking on the day.