Shallow Lake Fishing near Cumberland, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Shallow Lake is a Barron County water, Wisconsin side. Around the bank it is pine and birch. Surface area is around 122 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 2.3 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Start from Cumberland, 7.5 miles down the road. It is 71 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Shallow Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Barron County records list brown trout, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Shallow Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 69°F in July and bottom out at 9°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Shallow Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Offers Lake sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Shallow Lake may have changed since it was mapped.