Partridge Lake in Langlade County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Partridge Lake in Langlade County, Wisconsin. The water sits 1,680 feet up. At about 36 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. It sits higher than most water we list in Wisconsin. Antigo sits 15 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Nashville lies 17 miles off, Rhinelander another 21 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Partridge Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Langlade County list brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Partridge Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 10°F to 66°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Partridge Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Horseshoe Lake is 0.3 miles off. Rules at Partridge Lake are worth checking on the day.