Tuma Lake Fishing in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Tuma Lake in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. The water measures roughly 14 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is low-lying compared with other Wisconsin water we list. Supplies mean a trip to Cooperstown, 2.8 miles off. Green Bay 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 Tuma Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Records held for Manitowoc County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and common carp. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Tuma Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 69°F and January near 17°F on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Tuma Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Mott Lake is 0.4 miles distant. What applies at Tuma Lake may have changed since it was mapped.