Lokemoen Lake Fishing in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Lincoln County end of Wisconsin holds Lokemoen Lake. Height above sea level is 1,506 feet. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lincoln County list. The closest town, Merrill, is 10 miles away. For a city, Green Bay is 95 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lokemoen Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Lincoln County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and pumpkinseed. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lokemoen Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 67°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lokemoen Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Copper Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Lokemoen Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.