Reisinger Lake Fishing near Grantsburg, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Reisinger Lake belongs to Burnett County. The water sits 922 feet up. Surface area is around 57 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 1.4 miles in total. Nearest town is Grantsburg, 7.5 miles off. For a city, Saint Paul is 68 miles off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Reisinger Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Burnett County include brown trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Reisinger Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 9°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Reisinger Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Dike 2 Flowage is 1.1 miles off. Nothing on Reisinger Lake should be assumed from this page alone.