Fishing at Cincoe Lake, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Cincoe Lake lies in Waupaca County, in Wisconsin. The water sits 745 feet up. At about 190 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 2.4 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It is among the larger waters listed here for Waupaca County. For a base, New London sits 5.1 miles out. Beyond it, Weyauwega at 6.3 miles and Hortonville at 8.5 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Cincoe Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Waupaca County list brown trout, flathead catfish and rainbow trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Cincoe Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 15°F in January up to 70°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from early April until about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Cincoe Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Horseshoe Bayou sits 1.2 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on Cincoe Lake is worth confirming on the day.