Fishing at Forsythe Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Forsythe Lake sits in Polk County, out in Wisconsin. It stands 1,001 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 43 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 1.1 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Head to Luck, 5 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Saint Paul is 53 miles off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Forsythe Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Polk County include brown trout, rainbow trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Treat Forsythe Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 70°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Forsythe Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Freedom Lakes is 1.1 miles distant. Treat Forsythe Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.