Big Injun Lake in Oconto County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Oconto County, Wisconsin. The bank is 886 feet above sea level. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Legend Lake sits 11 miles from the bank. Keshena lies 12 miles off, Gillett another 15 miles. Also worth knowing: Vejo Lake just 0.4 miles, Fredenberg Lake a shade over 0.7 miles, Marsh Lake just 1.4 miles, Saint Joseph Lake a shade over 1.4 miles and La Belle Lake just 2.6 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Big Injun Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Oconto County list brown trout, largemouth bass and bluegill. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Big Injun Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 68°F, while January sits near 13°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Big Injun Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Vejo Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Big Injun Lake carry more weight than any list.