Finnegan Lake near Gillett: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Finnegan Lake sits within Oconto County in Wisconsin. It sits in lake country bush country. It covers about 21 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wisconsin listings. For a base, Gillett sits 1.1 miles out. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 29 miles away. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Finnegan Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Oconto County list brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Finnegan Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 69°F and January near 14°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Finnegan Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Savage Lake is 1.1 miles off. Check the position at Finnegan Lake before loading the car.