Worcester Lake near Phillips: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Worcester Lake falls in Price County, part of Wisconsin. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. It runs to roughly 101 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 1.7 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Some 8.6 miles away sits Phillips, the nearest settlement. Green Bay sits 134 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Worcester Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Price County cover yellow perch, walleye and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Worcester Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 9°F in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Worcester Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Prentice Flowage 59 at 2.9 miles is the sensible second choice. For Worcester Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.