Mildred Lake Fishing in Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Mildred Lake lies in Oneida County, Wisconsin. The setting is pine and birch on every side. With some 168 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With 3.9 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Start from Rhinelander, 6.5 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 109 miles away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mildred Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Oneida County: brown trout, walleye and largemouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Mildred Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 66°F, the coldest about 10°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. On Mildred Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Coon Lake is 0.8 miles distant. For Mildred Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.