Goose Lake Fishing in Burnett County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Burnett County, Wisconsin, is where Goose Lake sits. The surroundings are mixed forest. Around 63 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 1.2 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Spooner at 14 miles is the nearest place to stop. Shell Lake lies 18 miles off, Hayward another 28 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Goose Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Burnett County cover brown trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The shape of Goose Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 69°F in July and bottoms out near 9°F in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Goose Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Rooney Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Goose Lake carry more weight than any list.