Fall Creek Pond near Fall Creek: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Fall Creek Pond sits within Eau Claire County in Wisconsin. It sits in lake country bush country. Surface area runs to about 15 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Eau Claire County standards. Fall Creek sits 0.3 miles from the bank. Rochester sits 78 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fall Creek Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Reported across Eau Claire County: brown trout, common carp, rainbow trout, brook trout and rainbow darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Fall Creek Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 11°F in January up to 70°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Fall Creek Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Dells Millpond sits 7.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Fall Creek Pond before loading the car.