Sureshot Lake Fishing near Eagle River, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Sureshot Lake lies in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It lies 1,601 feet above sea level. Small at around 19 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Oneida County list. Nearest place of any size is Eagle River, 17 miles away. For a city, Green Bay is 119 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Sureshot Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Oneida County names brown trout, walleye, largemouth bass and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Sureshot Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 66°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Sureshot Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Public data records a boat ramp half a mile out. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Cunard Lake is 0.6 miles off. Where Sureshot Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.