Fishing at Leigh Flowage, Oconto County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Leigh Flowage lies in Oconto County, Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 820 feet. With some 238 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The perimeter runs near 4.8 miles, so plan the walk before you start. On our Oconto County list it sits near the top for size. Supplies mean a trip to Gillett, 11 miles off. The big place round here is Green Bay, 38 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Leigh Flowage

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Oconto County list brown trout, largemouth bass and bluegill. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Treat Leigh Flowage as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 69°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Leigh Flowage by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Underwood Lake, 0.3 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Leigh Flowage.