Bear Lake Fishing in Marinette County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Bear Lake in Marinette County, Wisconsin. It stands 935 feet above sea level. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Marinette County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Niagara, 21 miles away. Beyond it, Kingsford at 22 miles and Norway at 23 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Bear Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Marinette County names brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Bear Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 13°F and July at about 67°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Bear Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Mathis Lake, 0.2 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Bear Lake for certain.