Porkey Lake Fishing near Antigo, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Within Langlade County, Wisconsin, you have Porkey Lake. Around the bank it is lake country bush. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The closest town, Antigo, is 14 miles away. It is 62 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Porkey Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Langlade County list brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Porkey Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 11°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Porkey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Norway Lake at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. For Porkey Lake in particular, ask before you travel.