McDonald Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  McDonald Lake is a Marinette County water, in Wisconsin. The ground around here is lake country bush. The water measures roughly 13 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Niagara is the closest town at 14 miles. For a city, Green Bay is 73 miles off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on McDonald Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Marinette County list brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. McDonald Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 67°F and January about 12°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish McDonald Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Camp Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for McDonald Lake.