Fishing at L Horseshoe Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  L Horseshoe Lake is set in Polk County, Wisconsin. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. Surface area runs to about 9 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Polk County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Luck, 7.6 miles away. Then Saint Croix Falls, 9.9 miles, and Taylors Falls, 11 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on L Horseshoe Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Polk County include brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. L Horseshoe Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 70°F and January near 10°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. L Horseshoe Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Horseshoe Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at L Horseshoe Lake for certain.