Parker Lake near Amery: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Parker Lake is set in Polk County, Wisconsin. The water sits 1,135 feet up. Surface area runs to about 11 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Polk County are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Amery, 9.6 miles off. Saint Paul is the closest city, 47 miles away. Nearby alternatives: Wild Goose Lake roughly 1 mile, Mill Pond at 1.1 miles, Lykens Lake roughly 1.2 miles, East Lake at 1.7 miles and Balsam Lake roughly 2.1 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Parker Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Polk County names brown trout, rainbow trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Parker Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 10°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Parker Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Wild Goose Lake, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Parker Lake should be assumed from this page alone.