Rhinelander Flowage Fishing near Rhinelander, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Rhinelander Flowage belongs to Oneida County. The water sits 1,549 feet up. Surface area runs to roughly 1,337 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. It is among the larger waters listed here for Oneida County. You are 3.9 miles from Rhinelander. Then Eagle River, 19 miles, and Tomahawk, 20 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Rhinelander Flowage

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Slack water behind an obstruction is worth more than open current. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Reported across Oneida County: brown trout, walleye and largemouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Rhinelander Flowage repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 66°F, while January sits near 10°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Cold months ice the margins and pools; moving water stays workable, and everything opens by mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Rhinelander Flowage runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Wildwood Lake, 0.6 miles away. Confirm before you fish Rhinelander Flowage.