Upper Post Lake Fishing near Nashville, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Upper Post Lake lies within the bounds of Langlade County, Wisconsin. The surface lies 1,516 feet up. About 766 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With 12 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. On our Langlade County list it sits near the top for size. The nearest town is Nashville, 5.3 miles away. After that come Crandon at 12 miles and Rhinelander at 20 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Upper Post Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Langlade County include brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass and bluegill. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Upper Post Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 66°F for July and 10°F for January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Upper Post Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Wamin Lake at 2.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Upper Post Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.