Fishing Spauldings Pond in Rock County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Spauldings Pond is listed under Rock County, Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 886 feet. The water covers some 25 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.0 miles on foot. Milton is the closest place, 3 miles off. Rockford sits 33 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Spauldings Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Rock County, recorded fish include common carp, rainbow trout, brown trout and smallmouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Spauldings Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 72°F and January near 17°F on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late March. Average temperatures cross freezing around late March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Spauldings Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Storrs Lake, 3.3 miles out. What applies at Spauldings Pond may have changed since it was mapped.