North Neva Lake near Antigo: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Langlade County, Wisconsin, sits North Neva Lake. The water sits 1,572 feet up. The water measures roughly 18 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Antigo lies 9.4 miles from the water. Further out sit Nashville (18 miles) and Crandon (23 miles). What else is close: South Neva Lake at 0.4 miles, Anderson Lake 0.4 miles off, Rogers Lake at 1.6 miles, Peters Lake 2.5 miles off and Evangeline Lake at 2.6 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on North Neva Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Langlade County cover brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At North Neva Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 66°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to North Neva Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. South Neva Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For North Neva Lake in particular, ask before you travel.