Bensel Pond Fishing in Buffalo County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 653 feet. Surface area is around 79 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Ground here is low by Wisconsin standards. For supplies, Goodview is 10 miles out. After that come Winona at 12 miles and Arcadia at 15 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Bensel Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name brown trout, rainbow trout and common carp. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Bensel Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 72°F and January about 14°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Bensel Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. 5.1 Reservoir, 5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Bensel Pond.