Woodbury Lake Fishing in Forest County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Woodbury Lake is a Forest County water, Wisconsin side. The water sits 1,647 feet up. Surface area is around 72 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 1.5 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Compared with other Wisconsin water on our list, it sits high. Eagle River at 14 miles is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 101 miles away. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Woodbury Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Forest County include brown trout, largemouth bass and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Woodbury Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 10°F in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Woodbury Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Furbush Lake, 1 mile out. None of that is settled for Woodbury Lake in what we hold.