Fishing at McCall Lake, Marquette County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  McCall Lake falls in Marquette County, part of Wisconsin. It lies 801 feet above sea level. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Marquette County. 9.1 miles away sits Wisconsin Dells, the nearest town. For a city, Madison is 42 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on McCall Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Marquette County list brown trout, bluegill, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. McCall Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 71°F in July and bottoms out near 15°F in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on McCall Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Mason Lake at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at McCall Lake may have changed since it was mapped.