Wilcox Lake Fishing Guide, Pepin County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wilcox Lake is one of the Pepin County waters in Wisconsin. The setting is rolling bush on every side. With some 55 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.7 miles in total. Ground here is low by Wisconsin standards. Nearest place of any size is Durand, 2.4 miles away. For a city, Rochester is 47 miles off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Wilcox Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Pepin County include brown trout, common carp, black crappie, bluegill and shorthead redhorse. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Wilcox Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 72°F and January near 13°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about early December in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Wilcox Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The water sits inside or beside a nature reserve, so expect extra rules. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Silver Birch Lake, 1.2 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Wilcox Lake for certain.