Lake Montello Fishing in Marquette County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  The Marquette County entry here is Lake Montello, in Wisconsin. The setting is mixed forest on every side. It measures some 341 acres, and wind has room to build across it. At about 4.8 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Marquette County are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Montello, 1.3 miles off. The big place round here is Madison, 50 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lake Montello

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Marquette County include brown trout, bluegill, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Lake Montello gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 15°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lake Montello runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You will be walking about 0.9 miles from the nearest car park. Public data records a pier about 0.9 miles out. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Kilby Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lake Montello if anything is unclear.