Traders Bayou, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Waupaca County, Wisconsin, you have Traders Bayou. Elevation runs to 768 feet. Around 38 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Ground here is low by Wisconsin standards. Supplies mean a trip to New London, 4.1 miles off. For a city, Green Bay is 40 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Traders Bayou

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Waupaca County: brown trout, flathead catfish, rainbow trout and common carp. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Traders Bayou that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 15°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Traders Bayou runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Tom Bayou is 0.7 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Traders Bayou.