Brook Trout Stocked · 30 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk Patterson Lake fishing
Patterson Lake fishing is stocked with Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, and Lake Trout on a natural lake. It is stocked about 5.3 times a year since 2010. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout and Brook Trout, dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout, and dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye.
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Brown Trout
- Plants on record
- 85
- Since 2010
- Species recorded
- 5
- Average size
- 12.2 in
- Surface acres
- 64.3
Fish at Patterson Lake
Brook Trout Stocked · 30 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Rainbow Trout Stocked · 27 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk 
Brown Trout Stocked · 23 plants · last 2025 Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Walleye Stocked · 4 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Lake Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last 2016 Best: dawn How Patterson Lake is stocked
About 2,568 reported fish per acre, 2nd most of 4 lakes in Price County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2010
2,896
Fish stocked in 2011
11,481
Fish stocked in 2012
12,505
Fish stocked in 2013
13,258
Fish stocked in 2014
20,309
Fish stocked in 2015
13,920
Fish stocked in 2016
23,210
Fish stocked in 2017
30,556
Fish stocked in 2018
4,449
Fish stocked in 2019
3,533
Fish stocked in 2020
4,348
Fish stocked in 2021
4,278
Fish stocked in 2022
4,257
Fish stocked in 2023
4,400
Fish stocked in 2024
7,470
Fish stocked in 2025
4,276
Stocking history
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Town of Eisenstein, WI
One U.S. Forest Service landing on this 65-acre, 34-ft-deep seepage lake: a single gravel-to-sand lane about 3 ft deep, no dock or restroom, a tight turnaround, and parking for up to 5 rigs along the launch corridor.
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Common questions
What fish are at Patterson Lake?
Fishing Patterson Lake usually means Brook Trout: Brook Trout accounts for 30 of 85 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and 3 more. Brook Trout was last stocked 2025, averaging 12 in. Rainbow Trout was last stocked 2024, averaging 11.8 in. Brown Trout was last stocked 2025, averaging 14.4 in. Walleye was last stocked 2024, averaging 1.7 in. 1 more species is on the stocking report.
When is Patterson Lake stocked?
Last stocked 2025. It is stocked about 5.3 times a year since 2010. About 2,568 reported fish per acre, 2nd most of 4 lakes in Price County with both a fish count and a surface area.
How big are the fish stocked at Patterson Lake?
Stocked fish average 12.2 in. Brook Trout average 12 in. Rainbow Trout average 11.8 in. Brown Trout average 14.4 in. Walleye average 1.7 in.
How do you get on Patterson Lake?
The nearest town is Town of Eisenstein, WI. One U.S. Forest Service landing on this 65-acre, 34-ft-deep seepage lake: a single gravel-to-sand lane about 3 ft deep, no dock or restroom, a tight turnaround, and parking for up to 5 rigs along the launch corridor.