Fishing at Brock Lake, Racine County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Brock Lake sits in Racine County, out in Wisconsin. Everything around it is rolling bush. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Racine County are larger. Browns Lake sits 1.9 miles from the bank. Then Rochester, 2.5 miles, and Burlington, 2.7 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Brock Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Racine County list common carp, brown trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Brock Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 18°F in January to roughly 72°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about mid December in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Brock Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Wallace E. Zabler Nature Preserve runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Long Lake is 0.7 miles off. What applies at Brock Lake may have changed since it was mapped.