Fishing Schmuhl Lake in Langlade County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Langlade County, Wisconsin, is where Schmuhl Lake sits. The ground around here is mixed forest. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. You are 6.8 miles from Antigo. The big place round here is Green Bay, 65 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Schmuhl Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Langlade County names brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Schmuhl Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 10°F and July at about 67°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Schmuhl Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Rabe Lake is 1.2 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Schmuhl Lake for certain.