Cedar Lake near Kiel: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Manitowoc County entry here is Cedar Lake, in Wisconsin. The surroundings are lake country bush. At about 158 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 2.3 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Size puts it in the front rank of our Manitowoc County list. Kiel sits 4.9 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Meeme is 5.3 miles away, with New Holstein at 7.5 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Manitowoc County: brown trout, rainbow trout, common carp and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Cedar Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 17°F to 70°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Cedar Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Boats go in at Cedar Lake Boat Launch, roughly half a mile from the water. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Ranger Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Cedar Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.