Montgomery Lake Fishing in Kenosha County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Montgomery Lake in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The bank gives way to rolling bush. It measures about 59 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 1.2 miles, and most of it is walkable. It is low-lying compared with other Wisconsin water we list. Salem lies 1.2 miles from the water. It is 35 miles to Milwaukee, the nearest city. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Montgomery Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Kenosha County include common carp, bluegill, pumpkinseed and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Montgomery Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 19°F for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Montgomery Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Hooker Lake, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Montgomery Lake.