Brushy Mound Lake Fishing near New Richmond, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Saint Croix County, Wisconsin, is where Brushy Mound Lake sits. It lies 974 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 46 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 1.9 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. New Richmond is the closest town at 2.3 miles. Roberts lies 8.1 miles off, Somerset another 8.3 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Brushy Mound Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Saint Croix County include brown trout, rainbow trout, common carp and bluegill. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Brushy Mound Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 11°F at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early April to about late November in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Brushy Mound Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Long Pond at 0.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Brushy Mound Lake if anything is unclear.