Frog Lake Fishing near Gillett, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Frog Lake is an Oconto County water, Wisconsin side. It sits in pine and birch. About 7 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Oconto County standards. For a base, Gillett sits 22 miles out. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 47 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Frog Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Oconto County include brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Frog Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 13°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Frog Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Yankee Lake is 0.2 miles off. Signs at Frog Lake carry more weight than any list.