Wonder Lake Fishing in Oconto County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wonder Lake is set in Oconto County, Wisconsin. Everything around it is pine and birch. Some 27 miles away sits Gillett, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Oconto Falls (29 miles) and Legend Lake (29 miles). More in the same country: 0.6 miles out stands Cedar Lake, Fryingpan Lake roughly 0.7 miles, 0.8 miles out stands Ledge Lake, Mirror Lake roughly 1.2 miles and 1.2 miles out stands Boundary Lake. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Wonder Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Oconto County records list brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Wonder Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 67°F and January reads 12°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Wonder Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Cedar Lake is 0.6 miles distant. For Wonder Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.