Fishing Marion Pond in Waupaca County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Marion Pond in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 846 feet. It runs to roughly 116 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With 3.6 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It ranks high for size among our Waupaca County listings. Marion at 0.7 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 45 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Marion Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish documented in Waupaca County include brown trout, flathead catfish and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Marion Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 69°F; the cold one sits at 13°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. Climate figures give an open season running early April to early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Marion Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Kinney Lake, 3.2 miles away. Where Marion Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.