Little Elkhart Lake Fishing in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Little Elkhart Lake is listed under Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. It runs to roughly 52 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 1.4 miles, and most of it is walkable. Plymouth lies 4.1 miles from the water. Kiel is 7.8 miles away, with Howards Grove at 8.1 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Little Elkhart Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Sheboygan County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and common carp. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Little Elkhart Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 17°F in January and 70°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The water is typically free of ice between early April and early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Elkhart Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Gerber Lake is 1.1 miles off. Rules at Little Elkhart Lake are worth checking on the day.