Fishing Little Tomahawk Lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Oneida County entry here is Little Tomahawk Lake, in Wisconsin. The bank is 1,581 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 163 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Supplies mean a trip to Rhinelander, 16 miles off. Then Lac du Flambeau, 17 miles, and Eagle River, 21 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Tomahawk Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Oneida County list brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Little Tomahawk Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 66°F, with January the cold end at about 9°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Little Tomahawk Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, McGrath Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Check the position at Little Tomahawk Lake before loading the car.