Bobs Lake Fishing in Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Oneida County entry here is Bobs Lake, in Wisconsin. The country here is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 19 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Oneida County list. The closest town, Rhinelander, is 7.3 miles distant. For a city, Green Bay is 110 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bobs Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Oneida County: brown trout, walleye and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Bobs Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 66°F, with January the cold end at about 10°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Bobs Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. 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. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Coon Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Bobs Lake in what we hold.