Setting Lake Fishing in Langlade County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wisconsin holds Setting Lake, in Langlade County. It sits in lake country bush country. Surface area runs to about 24 acres — small enough to read in one session. Crandon sits 24 miles from the bank. For a city, Green Bay is 61 miles off. Also within reach: Upper Jones Lake roughly 1.1 miles, Lower Jones Lake (1.2 miles), Fanny Lake roughly 1.2 miles, Jones Spring Impoundment (1.4 miles) and Diene Lake roughly 1.9 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Setting Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Langlade County include brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Setting Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 11°F to 66°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Setting Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Upper Jones Lake, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Setting Lake.