Star Lake Fishing Guide, Oconto County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Oconto County, Wisconsin. It sits at 1,184 feet above sea level. At about 55 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.3 miles, and most of it is walkable. Size puts it in the front rank of our Oconto County list. Legend Lake is the closest town at 23 miles. It is 56 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Star Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Oconto County, recorded fish include brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Star Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 12°F at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Star Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Shadow Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Check the position at Star Lake before loading the car.