Little Maiden Lake Fishing Guide, Oconto County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Little Maiden Lake is one of the Oconto County listings for Wisconsin. The bank gives way to lake country bush. The water covers some 35 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 1.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Legend Lake at 27 miles is the nearest place to stop. After that come Crandon at 27 miles and Keshena at 27 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Maiden Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Oconto County cover brown trout, largemouth bass and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Little Maiden Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 12°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Little Maiden Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Maiden Lake, 0.4 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Little Maiden Lake.