Pete Lake near Gillett: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Within Oconto County, Wisconsin, you have Pete Lake. The setting is rolling bush. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Oconto County are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Gillett, 7.4 miles off. Beyond it, Oconto Falls at 9.1 miles and Legend Lake at 16 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pete Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Oconto County, recorded fish include brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Pete Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 14°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Pete Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Johnson Lake is 1.7 miles off. Confirm before you fish Pete Lake.