Planting Ground Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Planting Ground Lake is one of the Oneida County waters in Wisconsin. It sits at 1,617 feet above sea level. It measures some 1,024 acres, and wind has room to build across it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Oneida County. Nearest place of any size is Eagle River, 7 miles away. Green Bay is the closest city, 106 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Planting Ground Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Planting Ground Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 65°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Planting Ground Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Round Lake is 0.9 miles off. Where Planting Ground Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.