Honey Lake Fishing in Racine County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Honey Lake is listed under Racine County, Wisconsin. It sits at 755 feet above sea level. At about 39 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wisconsin listings. Supplies mean a trip to Burlington, 3.1 miles off. For a city, Milwaukee is 30 miles off. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Honey Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Survey and observation records for Racine County include common carp, brown trout and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Honey Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 18°F and July at about 72°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Honey Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Honey Creek Wildlife Area - Walworth Unit covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Delmonte Lake, 0.2 miles out. None of that is settled for Honey Lake in what we hold.