Lake Marie near Lac du Flambeau: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Oneida County, Wisconsin, is where Lake Marie sits. It lies 1,581 feet above sea level. At about 40 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. A shoreline of some 1.2 miles keeps the choices simple. Start from Lac du Flambeau, 13 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 127 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Lake Marie

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Oneida County list brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Lake Marie for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 66°F in July and bottom out at 9°F in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Lake Marie follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Smith Lake at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. For Lake Marie, the notice at the access point is the final word.