Fishing Point Lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Point Lake belongs to Burnett County. Height above sea level is 974 feet. Roughly 136 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 1.7 miles, and most of it is walkable. Supplies mean a trip to Spooner, 18 miles off. Shell Lake is 20 miles and Frederic 21 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Point Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Burnett County names brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegill. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Point Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 69°F and January about 9°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Point Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. A campsite lies 0.9 miles away for anyone staying over. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Benach Lake, 0.8 miles away. Signs at Point Lake carry more weight than any list.