Fishing at Round Lake, Waushara County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Waushara County, Wisconsin, this is Round Lake. Height above sea level is 876 feet. Roughly 76 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 1.4 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Few waters listed in Waushara County are bigger. Mount Morris sits 3.6 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 62 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Round 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. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Waushara County records list brown trout, rainbow trout, bluegill, largemouth bass and northern pike among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Round Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 71°F and January reads 15°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around early April to about early December in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Round Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. A toilet block sits half a mile away. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Kusel Lake sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Round Lake carry more weight than any list.