Pine Lake near Somerset: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Pine Lake in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 860 feet. The water covers some 40 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Ground here is low by Wisconsin standards. Somerset sits 4.8 miles from the bank. Further out sit Scandia (6.3 miles) and Osceola (9.1 miles). A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On Pine Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session. The county holds dozens of them in total.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 11°F and July at about 71°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Pine Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Bass Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Pine Lake locally before you travel.