North Flowage near Black River Falls: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, North Flowage belongs to Jackson County. Everything around it is rolling bush. At about 237 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Some 3.7 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. On our Jackson County list it sits near the top for size. Some 14 miles away sits Black River Falls, the nearest settlement. Tomah is 14 miles and Sparta 15 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on North Flowage

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Jackson County names brown trout, rainbow trout, common carp, smallmouth bass and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On North Flowage the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 70°F and January reads 13°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on North Flowage rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, 10 Reservoir at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat access at North Flowage as something to verify.