Alice Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Oneida County, Alice Lake is a Wisconsin water. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. Surface area runs to about 18 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Oneida County list holds plenty of bigger water. Lac du Flambeau is the closest town at 14 miles. It is 122 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Alice Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Oneida County list brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Alice Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 66°F at the top of summer and 9°F at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. At Alice Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Dollar Lake is 0.2 miles off. Where Alice Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.