Seed Lake Fishing in Oneida County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Oneida County, Seed Lake is a Wisconsin water. It sits in rolling bush country. At about 38 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.0 miles, and most of it is walkable. Rhinelander lies 13 miles from the water. For a city, Green Bay is 116 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Seed Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name brown trout, walleye and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Seed Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 66°F and January near 10°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Seed Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Little Muskie Lake at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. For Seed Lake in particular, ask before you travel.