Pier Lake Fishing Guide, Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Pier Lake in the Oneida County part of Wisconsin. The bank is 1,581 feet above sea level. Around 86 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Rhinelander lies 15 miles from the water. For a city, Green Bay is 117 miles off. Close by you have: Bass Lake at 0.6 miles, Bluegill Lake a touch under 0.7 miles, Woodcock Lake at 1.4 miles, Corky Lake a touch under 1.6 miles and Little Gypsy Lake at 1.8 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Pier Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Oneida County list brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Pier Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 66°F for July and 10°F for January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Pier Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Bass Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Pier Lake.