Koonz Lake Fishing Guide, Shawano County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Shawano County end of Wisconsin holds Koonz Lake. The water sits 978 feet up. At 20 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The closest town, Keshena, is 6.3 miles away. For a city, Green Bay is 45 miles off. In the same area: Beaulieu Lake 0.2 miles, Island Lake sits 0.9 miles out, Big Lake 1.2 miles, Mud Lake sits 1.2 miles out and Malone Lake 2.4 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Koonz Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Shawano County include brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Koonz Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 68°F and January reads 13°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Koonz Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Beaulieu Lake is 0.2 miles off. Rules at Koonz Lake are worth checking on the day.