Lumen Lake Fishing in Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Oneida County end of Wisconsin holds Lumen Lake. Elevation runs to 1,585 feet. Around 48 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 1.2 miles, small enough to learn in a day. You are 12 miles from Rhinelander. Further out sit Tomahawk (19 miles) and Lac du Flambeau (21 miles). No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lumen Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Oneida County list brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Lumen Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 66°F, with January the cold end at about 10°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Lumen Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Fawn Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lumen Lake should be assumed from this page alone.