Lake Number Ten, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Wisconsin holds Lake Number Ten, in Walworth County. Everything around it is mixed forest. Start from Richmond, 2.5 miles down the road. Rockford sits 37 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Alternatives close at hand: Turtle Lake roughly 1.3 miles, Lake Lorraine 1.4 miles off, Whitewater Lake roughly 2.2 miles, Rice Lake 2.8 miles off and North Lake roughly 3.7 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lake Number Ten

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Walworth County records list common carp, bluegill and brown trout among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Lake Number Ten repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 18°F in January and 72°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually late March. Expect the water usable from around late March until roughly mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Lake Number Ten that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Turtle Lake is 1.3 miles distant. Ask locally about Lake Number Ten if anything is unclear.