Fishing at Reservoir Lake, Forest County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Reservoir Lake falls in Forest County, part of Wisconsin. It lies 1,637 feet above sea level. At about 29 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 1.0 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Compared with other Wisconsin water on our list, it sits high. Supplies mean a trip to Eagle River, 15 miles off. The big place round here is Green Bay, 111 miles distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Reservoir Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Forest County cover brown trout, largemouth bass and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Reservoir Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 65°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Reservoir Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Robinson Lake, 2.5 miles out. Nothing on Reservoir Lake should be assumed from this page alone.