Fishing Island Lake in Marinette County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Island Lake is one of the Marinette County waters in Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 748 feet. With some 86 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Few waters listed in Marinette County are bigger. Start from Niagara, 24 miles down the road. Norway follows at 25 miles, then Kingsford at 26 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Island Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Island Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 13°F to 68°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Island Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Little Island Lake, 0.5 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Island Lake.