Fishing Number Thirteen Pool in Juneau County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Out in Juneau County, Wisconsin, sits Number Thirteen Pool. The bank gives way to mixed forest. Supplies mean a trip to Nekoosa, 17 miles off. Madison is the closest city, 85 miles away. Others worth noting: Beaver Flowage 4.4 miles away, 8.3 miles away is Eagle Nest Flowage 74, Necedah Lake 11 miles away, 11 miles away is Petenwell Lake and Twin Lakes 15 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Number Thirteen Pool

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Fish documented in Juneau County include brown trout, common carp, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Number Thirteen Pool a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 69°F and January reads 13°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Number Thirteen Pool rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Beaver Flowage is 4.4 miles off. For Number Thirteen Pool, the notice at the access point is the final word.