Tula Lake Fishing near Frederic, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Out in Polk County, Wisconsin, sits Tula Lake. It sits at 1,125 feet above sea level. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For supplies, Frederic is 7.7 miles out. After that come Luck at 8.9 miles and Cumberland at 16 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Tula Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Polk County names brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Tula Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 69°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Tula Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Margaret Lake is 0.6 miles off. For Tula Lake in particular, ask before you travel.