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Patterson Lake

WI · Price

  • Stocked
  • 65.2 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
  • 1.7 miles of shoreline

The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres
65.2 acres
Shoreline
1.7 miles of shoreline
County
Price County
Last stocked
2025
Species
BROWN TROUT, BROOK TROUT, RAINBOW TROUT, WALLEYE
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
BROWN TROUT407612, 9, 182025
BROOK TROUT20012, 17.52025
BROWN TROUT435918, 8.85, 122024
RAINBOW TROUT22011.1, 18.12024
WALLEYE26951.62024
BROOK TROUT19612, 17.52024
BROWN TROUT398012, 18, 92023
RAINBOW TROUT22011.2, 18.12023
BROOK TROUT20012, 17.52023

Gear for the fish stocked here

Brown Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.

Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament.

Baits: worms and nightcrawlers, minnows, crayfish

Lures: inline spinners, minnow-imitating stickbaits, small spoons

Full Brown Trout gear guide

Brook Trout

Rod: Fairly light spinning or spincast rod, the same light gear used for other trout.

Line: 4 to 6 lb test.

Baits: worms, crickets, grasshoppers

Lures: small spoons, small spinners, small jigs

Full Brook Trout gear guide

Rainbow Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.

Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn

Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Carmine Shiner, Creek Chub, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Slenderhead Darter, Spotfin Shiner, Trout-perch, Western Blacknose Dace

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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