Koepmier Lake Fishing in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Koepmier Lake lies within the bounds of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. This is pine and birch country. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It lies lower than most water we list in Wisconsin. Head to Greendale, 1.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. Milwaukee sits 9.3 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Koepmier Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Milwaukee County names common carp, rainbow trout, goldfish and bluegill. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Koepmier Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 72°F at the top of summer and 19°F at the bottom of winter. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. On average, late March opens the water and mid December closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Koepmier Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Scout Lake is 1.6 miles distant. Where Koepmier Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.