Ten Pool, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ten Pool is a Marathon County water, Wisconsin side. Elevation runs to 1,122 feet. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Marathon County list. Stratford is the closest town at 11 miles. The big place round here is Green Bay, 94 miles distant. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Ten Pool

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. County-wide records name brown trout, common carp, yellow perch, bluegill and black crappie. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Ten Pool the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 69°F and January near 12°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Ten Pool.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, West Honey Island Flowage at 0.8 miles is the nearest alternative. For Ten Pool, the notice at the access point is the final word.