Perch Lake Fishing near Tomahawk, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Perch Lake in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,490 feet. About 13 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Some 8.1 miles away sits Tomahawk, the nearest settlement. Rhinelander is 13 miles and Merrill 22 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Perch Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Lincoln County include brown trout, rainbow trout, pumpkinseed, walleye and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Perch Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 10°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Perch Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The water borders Treehaven, so expect the reserve rules to apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Extrom Lake, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Perch Lake carry more weight than any list.