De Marce Lake in Oneida County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  De Marce Lake sits within Oneida County in Wisconsin. The surface lies 1,552 feet up. Surface area is around 48 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 0.9 miles in total. Nearest place of any size is Rhinelander, 4.5 miles away. Beyond it, Tomahawk at 17 miles and Nashville at 19 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on De Marce Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Oneida County include brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On De Marce Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 10°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on De Marce Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Hixon Lake is 0.7 miles off. None of that is settled for De Marce Lake in what we hold.