Little Bear Lake Fishing Guide, Oconto County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Little Bear Lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin. It stands 1,224 feet above sea level. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Crandon is the closest town at 26 miles. Nashville is 28 miles and Legend Lake 30 miles. Near neighbours: Bear Lake 0.6 miles away, Sellin Lake near enough 0.9 miles, Munger Lake 1.1 miles away, John Lake near enough 1.5 miles and Binder Lake 1.5 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Little Bear Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Oconto County include brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Little Bear Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 67°F and January at 12°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Little Bear Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Bear Lake, 0.6 miles out. Treat access at Little Bear Lake as something to verify.