Oak Lake Fishing near Nashville, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Oak Lake lies in Forest County, Wisconsin. The bank gives way to lake country bush. With some 51 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 1.1 miles on foot. It sits higher than most water we list in Wisconsin. Head to Nashville, 5.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. Crandon is 6.9 miles away, with Antigo at 25 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Oak Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name brown trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and bluegill. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Oak Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 10°F in January to roughly 66°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Oak Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Little Sand Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Oak Lake.