Wood Lake in Waushara County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Waushara County in Wisconsin is where Wood Lake sits. This is pine and birch ground. It measures about 87 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 1.5 miles, and most of it is walkable. Size puts it in the front rank of our Waushara County list. The closest town, Westfield, is 6.6 miles distant. Beyond it, Dakota at 7.8 miles and Wautoma at 13 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Wood Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Waushara County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Wood Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 15°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Wood Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Pleasant Lake is 2.1 miles off. Nothing on Wood Lake should be assumed from this page alone.