Roger Lake near Luck: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Burnett County, Wisconsin, is where Roger Lake sits. The ground round it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 23 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Ground here is low by Wisconsin standards. Luck lies 10 miles from the water. Beyond it, Frederic at 11 miles and Grantsburg at 12 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Roger Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. 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. Anyone new to Roger Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 70°F, with January the cold end at about 10°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Roger Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Grandquist Lake, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Roger Lake for certain.