Miller Bayou in Waupaca County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Miller Bayou in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The land about it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 19 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wisconsin listings. The town to know is Weyauwega, 4.4 miles out. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 45 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Miller Bayou

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name brown trout, flathead catfish, rainbow trout and common carp. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Miller Bayou should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 15°F to 71°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Miller Bayou by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public data marks it as a cut-off river bend. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Templeton Bayou is 0.7 miles distant. None of that is settled for Miller Bayou in what we hold.