Pike Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Pike Lake is a Marathon County water, Wisconsin side. It lies 1,230 feet above sea level. It measures about 206 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 2.1 miles on foot. Few waters listed in Marathon County are bigger. Bevent sits 3.7 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 68 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Pike Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Marathon County records list brown trout, common carp, yellow perch, bluegill and black crappie among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Pike Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 12°F in January up to 69°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Pike Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Rice Lake, 1.3 miles out. Treat access at Pike Lake as something to verify.