Harriet Lake Fishing near Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Harriet Lake belongs to Oneida County. Height above sea level is 1,581 feet. This is a pocket water of some 15 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Oneida County. Lac du Flambeau sits 7.8 miles from the bank. Then Eagle River, 24 miles, and Rhinelander, 25 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Harriet Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Oneida County: brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. The county list is broader than any single water. Harriet Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 66°F at the top of summer and 9°F at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Harriet Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Faulkner Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Harriet Lake before loading the car.