Jordan Lake Fishing Guide, Langlade County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Jordan Lake belongs to Langlade County, Wisconsin. It stands 1,654 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is high ground by Wisconsin standards. Nearest place of any size is Nashville, 9.5 miles away. It is 87 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Jordan Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Langlade County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Jordan Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 10°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Jordan Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Lower First Lake, 0.3 miles away. Rules at Jordan Lake are worth checking on the day.