Fishing at Loon Lake, Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It lies 1,555 feet above sea level. At roughly 21 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Rhinelander is the closest town at 4.1 miles. Tomahawk follows at 15 miles, then Nashville at 22 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Oneida County names brown trout, walleye and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Loon Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 67°F on average, January about 10°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Loon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lily Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Loon Lake.