Bahr Lake in Shawano County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Bahr Lake in Shawano County, Wisconsin. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Shawano County list. Nearest place of any size is Bonduel, 6.3 miles away. Legend Lake follows at 6.6 miles, then Gillett at 7.6 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Bahr Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Shawano County records list brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegill among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Bahr Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 14°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Bahr Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Korth Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Bahr Lake if anything is unclear.