Lees Lake Fishing near Luck, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Polk County, Lees Lake is a Wisconsin water. It sits in rolling bush country. About 5 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Polk County. The town to know is Luck, 4.2 miles out. For a city, Saint Paul is 48 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lees Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Polk County include brown trout, rainbow trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Lees Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 69°F; by January the average is down near 10°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Lees Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. 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. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Spring Lake is 1.7 miles off. None of that is settled for Lees Lake in what we hold.