Lower Genesee Lake
Fishing and stocking
Brown trout and rainbow trout water, stocked through the 2026 season program. A 63-acre lake, and one of 17 stocked waters on the Waukesha County record.
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What swims here
Brown trout
Rainbow trout
Season program record
Wisconsin DNR publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Wisconsin season shape statewide: season plan; dates unpublished.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 season | Brown trout | yearling | |
| 2026 season | Rainbow trout | yearling |
When to fish Lower Genesee Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:32-11:32 am and 9:55-11:55 pm | 3:49-4:49 am and 4:03-5:03 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:18 am-12:18 pm and 10:42 pm-12:42 am | 5:00-6:00 am and 4:25-5:25 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2026 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the trout (brown trout on the season program here, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| Casting spoons | 1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth |
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Lake | 7.3 mi | 2026 season |
| Millpond Park Pond | 19 mi | 2026 season |
| Scout Lake | 26 mi | 2026 season |
| Congdon Pond | 30 mi | 2026 season |
| Ceylon Lagoon | 33 mi | 2026 season |