Polack Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Polack Lake stands in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It sits at 1,437 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Medford is the closest town at 14 miles. Rochester is the closest city, 121 miles away. Round about: Thief Lake within 0.9 miles, 1.5 miles out stands Kathryn Lake Eleven within 1.6 miles, 1.9 miles out stands Richter Lake and Anderson Lake within 2.2 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Polack Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Reported across Taylor County: brown trout, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Polack Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 67°F for July and 10°F for January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Polack Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Thief Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Polack Lake.