Flower Lake Fishing Guide, Oconto County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Flower Lake lies within the bounds of Oconto County, Wisconsin. It lies 958 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 47 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 1.0 miles in total. You are 25 miles from Gillett. Beyond it, Legend Lake at 27 miles and Oconto Falls at 28 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Flower Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Oconto County records list brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. On Flower Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 67°F and January at 12°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Flower Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Boundary Lake is 0.9 miles off. Check the position at Flower Lake before loading the car.