Fishing at Lily Lake, Marinette County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Lily Lake belongs to Marinette County. It stands 1,063 feet above sea level. With some 25 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. For a base, Niagara sits 12 miles out. Green Bay sits 76 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lily Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Marinette County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lily Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 12°F at the bottom of winter. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lily Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Woempner Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on Lily Lake is worth confirming on the day.