Fishing at Mirror Lake, Sauk County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Mirror Lake is a Sauk County water, in Wisconsin. The surface lies 843 feet up. At about 32 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 1.0 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is low-lying compared with other Wisconsin water we list. Nearest town is Lake Delton, 3.2 miles off. Madison sits 40 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Mirror Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Sauk County cover brown trout, rainbow trout, common carp, largemouth bass and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Mirror Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 71°F and January reads 15°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between early April and early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Mirror Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. This sits inside Mirror Lake State Park, so read the reserve notices first. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lake Dellona, 0.7 miles away. Treat access at Mirror Lake as something to verify.