Bass Lake Fishing in Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Oneida County, Wisconsin, is where Bass Lake sits. The bank is 1,617 feet above sea level. With some 27 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 0.9 miles keeps the choices simple. The closest town, Rhinelander, is 9.9 miles distant. The big place round here is Green Bay, 93 miles distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Bass Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Oneida County: brown trout, walleye and largemouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Bass Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 10°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. 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

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Little Bass Lake is 0.2 miles distant. None of that is settled for Bass Lake in what we hold.