Davis Lake Fishing in Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Davis Lake sits within Oneida County in Wisconsin. It lies 1,542 feet above sea level. It covers about 18 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Oneida County list. Rhinelander lies 2.6 miles from the water. It is 102 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Davis Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Oneida County cover brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Davis Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 10°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Davis Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Landberg Lake, 0.4 miles away. Check the position on Davis Lake before loading the car.