Chute Pond 188 in Oconto County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Chute Pond 188 is an Oconto County water, Wisconsin side. Height above sea level is 863 feet. Roughly 415 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The margin runs to about 8.1 miles in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Oconto County. Some 17 miles away sits Legend Lake, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Gillett at 18 miles and Keshena at 19 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Chute Pond 188

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Public occurrence data for Oconto County names brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. This water repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 68°F, while January sits near 13°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. This water runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is a ramp at Canoe dock, 0.9 miles out. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Midget Lake sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to this water locally before you travel.