Echo Lake in Oneida County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Oneida County, Wisconsin, you have Echo Lake. Land around it is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Oneida County standards. Some 10 miles away sits Eagle River, the nearest settlement. Green Bay is the closest city, 108 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Echo Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Oneida County records list brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Echo Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 10°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Echo Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Upper Ninemile Lake sits 0.8 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Echo Lake before loading the car.