Fishing at Tichigan and Buena Lakes 359, Racine County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Racine County in Wisconsin is where Tichigan and Buena Lakes 359 sits. The surface lies 764 feet up. This is sizeable water at about 1,145 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. Some 24 miles of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. Nothing else we list in Racine County covers more water. The town to know is Tichigan, 2 miles out. Milwaukee sits 22 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Tichigan and Buena Lakes 359

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged across Racine County include common carp, brown trout and largemouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read this water before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 71°F and January near 18°F on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on this water more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Bisanabi Lake is 1.7 miles off. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.