Mirror Lake Fishing in Waupaca County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Mirror Lake in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It stands 820 feet above sea level. About 13 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It lies lower than most water we list in Wisconsin. Waupaca is the closest place, 0.6 miles off. Then King, 3 miles, and Weyauwega, 7.6 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Mirror Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Waupaca County include brown trout, flathead catfish and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Mirror Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 15°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Mirror Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. A nature reserve borders this water, which usually brings restrictions. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Shadow Lake is 0.4 miles distant. None of that is settled for Mirror Lake in what we hold.