Brandy Lake Fishing Guide, Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Brandy Lake is set in Oneida County, Wisconsin. The land about it is pine and birch. With some 113 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.8 miles of margin, front to back. The closest town, Lac du Flambeau, is 10 miles distant. It is 126 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Brandy Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Oneida County records list brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Brandy Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 66°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Brandy Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. This lies within protected land, so the rules will be stricter than usual. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Hillis Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Brandy Lake.