Jenny Barnes Lake Fishing Guide, Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Jenny Barnes Lake lies in Oneida County, in Wisconsin. The water sits 1,604 feet up. With some 87 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 1.5 miles, small enough to learn in a day. The town to know is Rhinelander, 9.2 miles out. Eagle River follows at 14 miles, then Tomahawk at 25 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Jenny Barnes Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Oneida County include brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Jenny Barnes Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 10°F and July at about 66°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Jenny Barnes Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Little Spider Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Check the position on Jenny Barnes Lake before loading the car.