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

• Overview

  You will find Swamp Lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 1,578 feet. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Oneida County. Rhinelander is the closest place, 9.8 miles off. The big place round here is Green Bay, 112 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Swamp Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Oneida County cover brown trout, walleye and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Swamp Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 10°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Swamp Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Timber Lake, 0.4 miles away. Confirm before you fish Swamp Lake.