Little Dunham Lake Fishing near Frederic, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Little Dunham Lake belongs to Polk County, Wisconsin. It lies 971 feet above sea level. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Polk County. Some 5.9 miles away sits Frederic, the nearest settlement. Saint Paul sits 63 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Little Dunham Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Polk County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Little Dunham Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 69°F on average, January about 10°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Little Dunham Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Dunham Lake, 0.8 miles out. Treat access at Little Dunham Lake as something to verify.