Fishing at Boom Lake, Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Oneida County, Boom Lake is a Wisconsin water. It sits at 1,549 feet above sea level. Some 1.2 miles away sits Rhinelander, the nearest settlement. Then Tomahawk, 20 miles, and Eagle River, 20 miles. Round about: Lake Creek out at 1.2 miles, Thunder Lake a shade over 1.6 miles, Hanson Lake out at 2.1 miles, South Pine Lake a shade over 2.2 miles and Townline Lake out at 2.2 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Boom Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Oneida County include brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Boom Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 67°F in July and bottom out at 10°F in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Boom Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Lake Creek, 1.2 miles away. Nothing on Boom Lake should be assumed from this page alone.