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Population: 8,354 (2004 est.)
Elevation: 1140 feet
Land area: 8.6 sq mi Water area: 939 acres Zip code:  54868

County: Barron

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Bluegills - today's catch while ice fishing!Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Many, many millions of years ago, the glaciers began to retreat back to the north, exposing once again what we now know as the state of Wisconsin.  Those sheets of ice may have shaved away most of the rich topsoil from the state, but they also sculpted some of the prettiest areas the country has known.  One of those areas is Barron County, unique because of its majestic stands of conifer and rare hardwood forests, spruce and tamarack bogs, rolling farmland, free-flowing rivers, and jack pine barrens – not to mention the 360-plus lakes and almost 18,000 acres of water! The woods are full of berries and wildflowers and animals both large and small and the waters are full of game fish.  Read more

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Rice Lake, Wisconsin Ice Fishing
I have been posting fishing reports for the area's lakes for the past year or so; they have finally piqued my interest.  Not caring what time of year it was - it seemed to me to a great excuse to try some more ice fishing - I made several phone calls, booked two nights at the Best Western and Heidi and I planned a weekend getaway. 
Giant Musky at the Fishing Hall of Fame! National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame (Hayward, WI)
The place was brimming with record fish of all varieties.  But there was so much more to see.  One of my favorite displays included an outboard motor that was identical to the first one that I ever owned as a kid.  I haven’t seen another since my mom sold mine at a garage sale before we moved.

 

Fishing at Sunset...Rice Lake area Fishing Report

March 2, 2008:

Gamefishing season on most all inland lakes in Wisconsin (walleye, northern, bass etc.) is now closed until Saturday, May 3, 2008.    HOWEVER, most of the waters in the Wausau/Central Wisconsin area remain OPEN for gamefishing year-round.

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(This report for the Rice Lake Tourism Commission based on Creative Brilliance interview with Frank Zumpf of Rainbow Home Center in Rice Lake).
 

 

A map of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States. Click to see the map on MSN Maps & Directions

Rice Lake, cont.

Located in the eastern portion of the county in the Red Cedar River valley is the City of Rice Lake, the largest community in Barron County.  British explorers first claimed this area; French explorers set up an early trading post at Rice Lake dealing with the Sioux Indians.  In 1864, Knapp, Stout and Company – a famed Menomonie logging firm – constructed a storage dam on the site of an earlier Indian village and a wild rice bed, and Rice Lake, Wisconsin was born.

I liked the city from the first time that I saw it – more than 50 years ago – traveling north for our annual summer vacation. Today, Rice Lake is not much different, although State Route 53 passes alongside the town instead of through it.  But the area still offers just about all that a vacationer could ask: great fishing, unlimited outdoor recreation in all seasons and plenty of events and festivals. It is also a center for the arts and cultural events, offers excellent restaurants, great lodging, unique shops, and even a four star golf course!  It is an easy place to get to… and a hard place to forget.

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