Lake Thirty Fishing near Medford, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Lake Thirty sits in Taylor County, out in Wisconsin. The water sits 1,453 feet up. For a base, Medford sits 12 miles out. Then Thorp, 22 miles, and Abbotsford, 22 miles. Within easy reach: Hulls Lake a shade over 0.9 miles, 0.9 miles out stands Lake Nineteen, Scoof Lake a shade over 1.1 miles, 1.4 miles out stands Salem Lake and Pickerel Lake a shade over 1.5 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lake Thirty

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Taylor County records list brown trout, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Lake Thirty for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 67°F and January near 10°F on the long-run figures. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Lake Thirty.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Hulls Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Lake Thirty is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.