Vesey Lake Fishing in Waupaca County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Vesey Lake is one of the Waupaca County listings for Wisconsin. The water sits 840 feet up. Roughly 55 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 1.3 miles of margin, front to back. It lies lower than most water we list in Wisconsin. 4.2 miles away sits Manawa, the nearest town. Waupaca is 6.8 miles and Weyauwega 7.5 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Vesey 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. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Waupaca County include brown trout, flathead catfish, rainbow trout, common carp and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Vesey Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 70°F in July and bottoms out near 14°F in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. On average, early April opens the water and early December closes it again. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Vesey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Woodnorth Lake is 1 mile off. None of that is settled for Vesey Lake in what we hold.