Kersten Lake Fishing in Shawano County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Shawano County in Wisconsin is where Kersten Lake sits. Everything around it is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Shawano County. Some 6.3 miles away sits Marion, the nearest settlement. Green Bay sits 50 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Kersten Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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 Shawano County cover brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Kersten Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 69°F; by January the average is down near 13°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Kersten Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Tiger Creek at 3.9 miles is the sensible second choice. For Kersten Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.