Coleman Lake near Kingsford: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Marinette County, Wisconsin, sits Coleman Lake. It sits at 1,230 feet above sea level. About 265 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. With about 2.5 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Few waters listed in Marinette County are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Kingsford, 16 miles away. Green Bay is the closest city, 76 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Coleman Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. 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. Open biodiversity records for Marinette County list brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Coleman Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 11°F to 66°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Coleman Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Harvey Pond, 1.1 miles out. Treat Coleman Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.