Fishing at 0.4 Reservoir, Taylor County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  0.4 Reservoir stands in Taylor County, Wisconsin. Around the bank it is rolling bush. At 20 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 7.1 miles from Medford. Beyond it, Abbotsford at 18 miles and Colby at 21 miles. Nearest other option: Leuthey Lake roughly 0.6 miles, Schoolhouse Lake 0.7 miles away, Mud Lake roughly 0.8 miles, Esadore Lake 1.1 miles away and Clear Lake roughly 1.4 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on 0.4 Reservoir

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Species logged across Taylor County include brown trout, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, bluegill and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. This water gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 67°F and January at 10°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Leuthey Lake is 0.6 miles off. For this water, the notice at the access point is the final word.