Mequithy Lake in Lincoln County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mequithy Lake is listed under Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The ground round it is rolling bush. This is a pocket water of some 13 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, Tomahawk, is 4 miles distant. The big place round here is Green Bay, 106 miles distant. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Mequithy Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Lincoln County names brown trout, rainbow trout and pumpkinseed. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Mequithy Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 10°F and July at about 67°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It holds true on Mequithy Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The water sits inside or beside a nature reserve, so expect extra rules. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Bass Lake is 0.5 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Mequithy Lake for certain.