Woods Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Marinette County, Wisconsin, this is Woods Lake. The bank is 1,427 feet above sea level. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Head to Kingsford, 19 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Green Bay, 78 miles distant. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Woods Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Marinette County include brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Woods Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 66°F and January about 11°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Woods Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. 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. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Second Lake, 0.3 miles away. Ask locally about Woods Lake if anything is unclear.