Little Island Lake Fishing in Marinette County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Marinette County end of Wisconsin holds Little Island Lake. Around the bank it is rolling bush. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wisconsin listings. The nearest town is Niagara, 24 miles away. The big place round here is Green Bay, 63 miles distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Island Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. Records held for Marinette County cover brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Little Island Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 13°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Little Island Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A platform or pier sits within 140 yards. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Island Lake is 0.5 miles off. Confirm before you fish Little Island Lake.