Simons Lake in Oneida County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Oneida County, Wisconsin, you have Simons Lake. The country here is lake country bush. Start from Rhinelander, 13 miles down the road. Green Bay sits 115 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Close by you also have: 0.2 miles away is Arneson Lake, Sand Lake sits 0.4 miles out, 0.7 miles away is Birch Lake, Little Muskie Lake sits 0.9 miles out and 0.9 miles away is Ruth Lake. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Simons Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Oneida County include brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Simons Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 10°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Simons Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Arneson Lake, 0.2 miles away. Nothing on Simons Lake should be assumed from this page alone.