Lake Sixteen Fishing in Price County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Lake Sixteen falls in Price County, part of Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 1,562 feet. At about 35 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.2 miles of margin, front to back. The closest town, Lac du Flambeau, is 14 miles distant. Green Bay is the closest city, 130 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lake Sixteen

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Price County include yellow perch, walleye, northern pike and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lake Sixteen the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 66°F, while January sits near 9°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Lake Sixteen.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Bootjack Lake is 1.4 miles off. Treat Lake Sixteen as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.