Bughs Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Bughs Lake in the Waushara County part of Wisconsin. What surrounds it is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 23 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wisconsin listings. Nearest town is Wautoma, 1.3 miles off. For a city, Green Bay is 69 miles off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Bughs Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Waushara County include brown trout, rainbow trout and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Bughs Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 71°F on average, January about 15°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between early April and early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Bughs Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Irogami Lake is 1.5 miles off. For Bughs Lake in particular, ask before you travel.