Pike Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Washington County • Southeast Wisconsin

Fishing Pike Lake, Wisconsin

A clear, deep kettle lake in Washington County's Kettle Moraine. Pike Lake offers quality panfish, largemouth bass, and walleye along its steep breaks and weed flats, with a state park providing easy shore and boat access. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Pike Lake home.

446 acres Max depth 45 ft Washington County

About Pike Lake

Pike Lake is located in Washington County in Southeast Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Pike Lake target Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie and Bluegill throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Pike Lake offers diverse structure and productive water that responds well to injection-poured soft plastic baits from Country Cave Baits — made right here in Fall River, WI.

Fish Species in Pike Lake

Largemouth Bass Walleye Northern Pike Crappie Bluegill

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Boat Launches & Access

Best Baits for Pike Lake

Our top-recommended Country Cave Baits for fishing Pike Lake in Washington County, Wisconsin. Each is injection-poured in Fall River, WI and shipped fresh to your door.

5 Inch Stick Worm for fishing Pike Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin

$5.95

The versatile workhorse

5 Inch Stick Worm

Our 5-inch stick worm is injection-poured with a soft plastic that shimmies on the fall and drives bass wild. Perfect for wacky rigging, Texas rigging, or a weightless presentation in shallow cover.

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4 Inch Craw for fishing Pike Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin

$6.25

Flip, pitch & punch

4 Inch Craw

A full-bodied 4-inch craw with aggressive kicking claws that thump on the retrieve. Built thick to hold up through dozens of fish, this bait excels flipped into heavy cover or dragged on a jig head.

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Crappie Bug for fishing Pike Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin

$5.25

Panfish creature bait

Crappie Bug

The Crappie Bug is a tiny creature bait with wiggling legs and a soft, buoyant body that hovers naturally on a light jig. Crappie, bluegill, and perch all fall for its subtle, buggy action under docks and around brush piles. It's a go-to ice fishing bait too — jig it through the ice around brush and cribs for slab panfish all winter.

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1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer for fishing Pike Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin

$6.50

Slab crappie magnet

1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer

Our 1.2-inch Crappie Slayer is a micro tube designed specifically for slab crappie. The tiny ribbed body and flowing tail seduce panfish into biting when the bite is tough. Rig it on a small jig head under a float or tight-line it vertically. It's also a deadly ice fishing bait — drop it through the ice to suspended crappie and bluegill all winter long.

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