Fishing at Manomin Lake, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, this is Manomin Lake. Elevation runs to 909 feet. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Waupaca County. King lies 2.5 miles from the water. Further out sit Waupaca (5.5 miles) and Amherst (9.8 miles). Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Manomin Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Waupaca County records list brown trout, flathead catfish, rainbow trout and common carp among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Manomin Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 70°F and January at 15°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Manomin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Knight Lake is 0.2 miles off. Ask locally about Manomin Lake if anything is unclear.