Roxy Lake Fishing Guide, Forest County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Roxy Lake in Forest County, Wisconsin. It stands 1,568 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 22 acres — small enough to read in one session. Head to Crandon, 12 miles away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Nashville at 14 miles and Antigo at 27 miles. Also on the doorstep: Little Long Lake 0.5 miles away, Mud Lake at 0.7 miles, Shoe Lake 0.9 miles away, Mud Lake at 1.3 miles and Bogbrook Lake 1.5 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Roxy Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Forest County cover brown trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Roxy Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 65°F, with January the cold end at about 11°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Roxy Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Little Long Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Roxy Lake is worth confirming on the day.