Mallard Lake in Marinette County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mallard Lake lies in Marinette County, Wisconsin. The surface lies 663 feet up. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Marinette County standards. Menominee at 21 miles is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Marinette (21 miles) and Peshtigo (21 miles). Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Mallard Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Marinette County list brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Mallard Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 14°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Mallard Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Mud Lake, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Mallard Lake in particular, ask before you travel.