Friendship Lake in Kenosha County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Friendship Lake belongs to Kenosha County. The water sits 787 feet up. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Kenosha County are larger. Some 3.6 miles away sits Union Grove, the nearest settlement. Milwaukee sits 29 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Friendship Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Kenosha County cover common carp, bluegill, pumpkinseed, brown trout and largemouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Friendship Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 19°F at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. Average temperatures cross freezing around late March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Friendship Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A pier 140 yards from here gives a platform over deeper water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Bur Oak Lake at 1.5 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Friendship Lake may have changed since it was mapped.