Fishing at Green Bass Lake, Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Out in Oneida County, Wisconsin, sits Green Bass Lake. The setting is lake country bush. It covers about 16 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Oneida County list. For a base, Eagle River sits 6 miles out. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 107 miles away. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Green Bass Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Green Bass Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 65°F and January about 10°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Green Bass Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Long Lake at 1 mile is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Green Bass Lake for certain.