Whiteye Lake Fishing in Forest County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Whiteye Lake is set in Forest County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,703 feet. It runs to roughly 74 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 1.4 miles, and most of it is walkable. Compared with other Wisconsin water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Nashville, is 4.4 miles away. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 88 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Whiteye Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Forest County include brown trout, largemouth bass and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Whiteye Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 65°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Whiteye Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Little Rice Lake, 1.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Whiteye Lake if anything is unclear.