Lake Ethel in Langlade County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Langlade County end of Wisconsin holds Lake Ethel. Elevation runs to 1,529 feet. Surface area runs to about 9 acres — small enough to read in one session. The nearest town is Nashville, 12 miles away. The big place round here is Green Bay, 73 miles distant. Close by you have: Big Twin Lake within 0.8 miles, Little Twin Lakes 1.3 miles away, Little Twin Lake within 1.4 miles, Crystal Lake 1.7 miles away and Spring Lake within 1.7 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lake Ethel

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Lake Ethel rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 66°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lake Ethel.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Big Twin Lake, 0.8 miles out. What applies at Lake Ethel may have changed since it was mapped.