Pine Lake Fishing Guide, Lincoln County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Pine Lake is a Lincoln County water, in Wisconsin. The setting is lake country bush. It measures about 123 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 2.2 miles of margin, front to back. It ranks high for size among our Lincoln County listings. The closest town, Rhinelander, is 9.5 miles away. Then Tomahawk, 14 miles, and Nashville, 20 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Lincoln County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout, pumpkinseed, walleye and bluegill. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Pine Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 66°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan any trip to Pine Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Abel Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Rules at Pine Lake are worth checking on the day.