Storrs Lake in Rock County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Storrs Lake falls inside Rock County. Everything around it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 20 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Rock County standards. Start from Milton, 1.4 miles down the road. Madison sits 32 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Storrs Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Rock County cover common carp, rainbow trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Storrs Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 17°F in January to roughly 72°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Storrs Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. Storrs Lake Wildlife Area covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Bowers Lake is 0.6 miles off. Treat access at Storrs Lake as something to verify.