Eagle Spring Lake Fishing Guide, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Eagle Spring Lake is one of the Waukesha County waters in Wisconsin. The bank is 817 feet above sea level. At some 279 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The margin runs to about 3.3 miles in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Waukesha County list. Head to Eagle, 2.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. After that come East Troy at 5 miles and Potter Lake at 5 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Eagle Spring Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Survey and observation records for Waukesha County include common carp, bluegill, brown trout and rainbow trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Eagle Spring Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 18°F to 71°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Eagle Spring Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Rainbow Springs Lake, 1.2 miles out. Ask locally about Eagle Spring Lake if anything is unclear.