Fishing at Linie Lac, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Out in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, sits Linie Lac. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Waukesha County standards. Supplies mean a trip to Muskego, 1.9 miles off. New Berlin follows at 3.8 miles, then Big Bend at 4.5 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Linie Lac

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Waukesha County list common carp, bluegill and brown trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Linie Lac repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 71°F and January reads 18°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Linie Lac more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Bass Bay is 3 miles distant. None of that is settled for Linie Lac in what we hold.