Fishing at Bass Lake, Marinette County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Bass Lake stands in Marinette County, Wisconsin. The surface lies 663 feet up. With some 39 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 1.5 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It lies lower than most water we list in Wisconsin. Some 16 miles away sits Peshtigo, the nearest settlement. Green Bay sits 42 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Bass Lake

  The charted maximum sits at about 60 feet. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Marinette County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Bass Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 14°F to 69°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Bass Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Horseshoe Lake, 0.6 miles away. Where Bass Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.