Park Lake Fishing near Pardeeville, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Park Lake in Columbia County, Wisconsin. It lies 804 feet above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 369 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. Some 4.6 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Few waters listed in Columbia County are bigger. Pardeeville is the closest town at 0.9 miles. Rio is 7.3 miles away, with Portage at 8.8 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Park Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Columbia County include brown trout, common carp, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Park Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 16°F at the bottom of winter. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. The lid tends to go about early April and return around early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Park Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The nearest mapped parking is 0.9 miles away, so the last stretch is on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Spring Lake at 1 mile is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Park Lake if anything is unclear.