LaCerte Lake in Lincoln County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Lincoln County end of Wisconsin holds LaCerte Lake. The ground around here is pine and birch. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Lincoln County standards. Tomahawk sits 2.1 miles from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Green Bay is 104 miles off. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on LaCerte Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name brown trout, rainbow trout and pumpkinseed. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read LaCerte Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 10°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At LaCerte Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Road Lake, 0.9 miles away. Confirm access to LaCerte Lake locally before you travel.