Fishing at Oscar-Jenny Lake, Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Oneida County, Oscar-Jenny Lake is a Wisconsin water. Elevation runs to 1,535 feet. It runs to roughly 101 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Tomahawk at 11 miles is the nearest place to stop. Rhinelander follows at 12 miles, then Lac du Flambeau at 26 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Oscar-Jenny Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Oneida County cover brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Oscar-Jenny 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 things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Oscar-Jenny Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A nature reserve borders this water, which usually brings restrictions. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Campine Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Oscar-Jenny Lake in what we hold.