Island Lake Fishing near Amery, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Island Lake lies in Saint Croix County, in Wisconsin. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. Surface area is around 57 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 1.9 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Amery sits 5.5 miles from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Clear Lake at 6.2 miles and New Richmond at 10 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Island Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Saint Croix County records list brown trout, rainbow trout, common carp and bluegill among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Island Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 70°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. On average, early April opens the water and late November closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Island Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Houghdahl North Waterfowl Production Area runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Black Brook Flowage, 2.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Island Lake if anything is unclear.