Bass Lake in Oconto County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Bass Lake is set in Oconto County, Wisconsin. The surface lies 850 feet up. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is low-lying compared with other Wisconsin water we list. Some 20 miles away sits Gillett, the nearest settlement. For a city, Green Bay is 46 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Bass Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Oconto County names brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Bass Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 68°F; by January the average is down near 13°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Bass Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Little Bass Lake at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. For Bass Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.