Fishing Meeker Run Lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Burnett County end of Wisconsin holds Meeker Run Lake. It sits in pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 21 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Start from Spooner, 17 miles down the road. Then Shell Lake, 21 miles, and Hayward, 30 miles. Others close at hand: 0.6 miles away is Miniature Lake, Lucerne Lake a touch under 0.7 miles, 1.1 miles away is Ferry Lake, Frog Lake a touch under 1.4 miles and 1.6 miles away is Lily Lake. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Meeker Run Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Burnett County: brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill and pumpkinseed. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Meeker Run Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 68°F and January reads 9°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Meeker Run Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Miniature Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Signs at Meeker Run Lake carry more weight than any list.