Lake Evelyn Fishing near Luck, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Lake Evelyn is a Polk County water, in Wisconsin. The water sits 1,152 feet up. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Polk County standards. Luck lies 8.9 miles from the water. Frederic follows at 11 miles, then Turtle Lake at 13 miles. No border sits close enough to matter. Nothing about the approach is difficult in dry weather.

• Where to Fish on Lake Evelyn

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Polk County records list brown trout, rainbow trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegill among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lake Evelyn the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 69°F, the coldest about 10°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Lake Evelyn runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Mullins Lake is 1.2 miles off. Ask locally about Lake Evelyn if anything is unclear.