Fishing Lake Wandawega in Walworth County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Lake Wandawega lies in Walworth County, Wisconsin. The bank is 889 feet above sea level. With some 120 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.8 miles of margin, front to back. Head to Elkhorn, 5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Delavan is 8.6 miles away, with East Troy at 8.7 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lake Wandawega

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Walworth County cover common carp, bluegill, brown trout and pumpkinseed. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Anyone new to Lake Wandawega should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 18°F in January up to 72°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around mid December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Lake Wandawega the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Silver Lake is 1.2 miles distant. Rules at Lake Wandawega are worth checking on the day.