Patterson Lake fishing

Fishing at Patterson Lake has Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, and Lake Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 5.3 times a year since 2010, most often in January. 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

January 1, 2025

Plants on record

85

Since 2010

Species recorded

5

Average size

12.2 in

Surface acres

64.3

Access and facts

Nearest town
Town of Eisenstein, WI
Boat ramp
Yes

A public boat landing provides access to this 65-acre lake in Price County. Maximum depth is 34 ft.

Sources: access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town

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How Patterson Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

About 2,568 reported fish per acre, 6th most of 8 lakes in Price County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Patterson Lake

Fishing Patterson Lake is most likely to be for Brook Trout. Brook Trout accounts for 30 of 85 plants on record, ahead of Rainbow Trout and 3 more.

Brook Trout 30 plants
Plants
30 of 85
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
12 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 27 plants
Plants
27 of 85
Last stocked
January 1, 2024
Average length
11.8 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Brown Trout 23 plants
Plants
23 of 85
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
14.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Walleye 4 plants
Plants
4 of 85
Last stocked
January 1, 2024
Average length
1.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Lake Trout 1 plant
Plants
1 of 85
Last stocked
January 1, 2016
Average length
18 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Lake Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 2,8962010
  • 11,4812011
  • 12,5052012
  • 13,2582013
  • 20,3092014
  • 13,9202015
  • 23,2102016
  • 30,5562017
  • 4,4492018
  • 3,5332019
  • 4,3482020
  • 4,2782021
  • 4,2572022
  • 4,4002023
  • 7,4702024
  • 4,2762025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 85 plants Showing 85 plants

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Brown Trout 75 18 in report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 67 17.5 in report
January 1, 2025 Brown Trout 3,701 9 in report
January 1, 2025 Brook Trout 133 12 in report
January 1, 2025 Brown Trout 300 12 in report
January 1, 2024 Brook Trout 78 17.5 in report
January 1, 2024 Brook Trout 118 12 in report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 4,024 8.85 in report
January 1, 2024 Walleye 2,695 1.6 in report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 70 11.1 in report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 75 18 in report
January 1, 2024 Brown Trout 260 12 in report
January 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 150 18.1 in report
January 1, 2023 Brook Trout 50 17.5 in report
January 1, 2023 Brook Trout 150 12 in report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 3,680 9 in report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 75 18.1 in report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 75 18 in report
January 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 145 11.2 in report
January 1, 2023 Brown Trout 225 12 in report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 75 18 in report
January 1, 2022 Brook Trout 50 17.5 in report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 275 12 in report
January 1, 2022 Brown Trout 3,507 9 in report
January 1, 2022 Brook Trout 150 12 in report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 100 11.1 in report
January 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 100 18.3 in report
January 1, 2021 Brown Trout 3,537 8.8 in report
January 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 300 15.8 in report
January 1, 2021 Brown Trout 241 15 in report
January 1, 2021 Brook Trout 200 15 in report
January 1, 2020 Brook Trout 3,838 9 in report
January 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 310 15.32 in report
January 1, 2020 Brook Trout 200 15 in report
January 1, 2019 Brown Trout 350 15 in report
January 1, 2019 Brook Trout 150 15 in report
January 1, 2019 Brook Trout 2,833 9 in report
January 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 200 14 in report
January 1, 2018 Brook Trout 270 15.75 in report
January 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 200 14.5 in report
January 1, 2018 Brook Trout 3,779 9.15 in report
January 1, 2018 Brown Trout 200 16 in report
January 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 220 14.5 in report
January 1, 2017 Brook Trout 2,362 9.1 in report
January 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 27,482 5 in report
January 1, 2017 Brook Trout 161 12 in report
January 1, 2017 Brown Trout 331 15.5 in report
January 1, 2016 Brook Trout 2,046 9 in report
January 1, 2016 Brook Trout 150 12 in report
January 1, 2016 Lake Trout 362 18 in report
January 1, 2016 Brown Trout 270 15.5 in report
January 1, 2016 Brook Trout 2,934 7 in report
January 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 230 14.5 in report
January 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 17,218 4.5 in report
January 1, 2015 Brook Trout 130 12 in report
January 1, 2015 Brook Trout 2,300 9 in report
January 1, 2015 Brown Trout 300 15.75 in report
January 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 11,000 5 in report
January 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 190 15 in report
January 1, 2014 Brown Trout 641 16 in report
January 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 150 14.5 in report
January 1, 2014 Brook Trout 3,968 9 in report
January 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 15,400 5 in report
January 1, 2014 Brook Trout 150 12 in report
January 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,877 9 in report
January 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 180 14.45 in report
January 1, 2013 Brook Trout 316 12.75 in report
January 1, 2013 Brown Trout 438 19 in report
January 1, 2013 Walleye 1,301 1.9 in report
January 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 9,146 5 in report
January 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 2,300 8.8 in report
January 1, 2012 Brook Trout 3,500 8.95 in report
January 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 195 14.5 in report
January 1, 2012 Walleye 1,260 1.7 in report
January 1, 2012 Rainbow Trout 5,250 6 in report
January 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 130 15.1 in report
January 1, 2011 Rainbow Trout 6,300 6.2 in report
January 1, 2011 Brook Trout 200 12.4 in report
January 1, 2011 Brook Trout 3,391 7.6 in report
January 1, 2011 Brown Trout 200 19.9 in report
January 1, 2011 Walleye 1,260 1.6 in report
January 1, 2010 Rainbow Trout 175 14.75 in report
January 1, 2010 Rainbow Trout 2,400 9.6 in report
January 1, 2010 Brook Trout 200 12.5 in report
January 1, 2010 Brown Trout 121 20 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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