Fishing Perote Lake in Menominee County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Perote Lake sits within Menominee County in Wisconsin. It lies 1,220 feet above sea level. At about 35 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 1.5 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The town to know is Keshena, 17 miles out. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 55 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Perote Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Menominee County include brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Perote Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 11°F at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Perote Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try LaVerne Lake, 0.6 miles away. For Perote Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.