Fishing Moody Lake in Washburn County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Moody Lake sits in Washburn County, out in Wisconsin. This is rolling bush ground. It runs to roughly 65 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 1.4 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Some 8.1 miles away sits Spooner, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Shell Lake (8.8 miles) and Rice Lake (18 miles). No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Moody Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Washburn County cover largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Moody Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 9°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Moody Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Leesome Lake is 1 mile off. Where Moody Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.