Brantwood Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Brantwood Lake is one of the Milwaukee County listings for Wisconsin. It sits in lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Milwaukee County. Glendale lies 0.1 miles from the water. Fox Point is 2.3 miles and Brown Deer 2.3 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Brantwood Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Milwaukee County list common carp, rainbow trout, goldfish and bluegill. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Brantwood Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 19°F in January and 72°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about late March through to roughly mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Brantwood Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. This falls in or next to protected ground, so rules will be tighter than usual. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Northridge Lake at 4.3 miles is the nearest alternative. The position on Brantwood Lake is worth confirming on the day.