Pine Lake Fishing in Iron County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Pine Lake is one of the Iron County listings for Wisconsin. It sits in lake country bush. At some 299 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. At about 5.0 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Size puts it in the front rank of our Iron County list. Hurley sits 13 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 152 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  Measured depth reaches about 40 feet at the deepest point. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Iron County cover walleye, northern pike, yellow perch and muskellunge. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Pine Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 10°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan any trip to Pine Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. You can launch: the ramp is half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Little Pine Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Nothing on Pine Lake should be assumed from this page alone.