Wickerts Lake Fishing in Barron County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wickerts Lake lies in Barron County, Wisconsin. It sits at 1,270 feet above sea level. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Barron County. For supplies, Cumberland is 3.9 miles out. For a city, Saint Paul is 63 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Wickerts Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Barron County cover brown trout, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Wickerts Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 69°F; by January the average is down near 10°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Wickerts Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, North Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Wickerts Lake for certain.