Moraine Lake
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water, stocked through the 2026 season program. A 8.6-acre lake, and one of 5 stocked waters on the Lincoln County record.
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What swims here
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 The Wisconsin season shape statewide: season plan; dates unpublished.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 | Rainbow trout | yearling |
When to fish Moraine Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:36-11:36 am and 9:59-11:59 pm | 3:53-4:53 am and 4:06-5:06 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:22 am-12:22 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:26-5:26 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 (rainbow trout on the season program here, stillwater)
| Ultralight spinning rod | 6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ament Lake | 2.1 mi | 2026 season |
| Tahoe Lake | 2.3 mi | 2026 season |
| Townline Lake | 8.7 mi | 2026 season |
| Larson Lake | 12 mi | 2026 season |
| Mirror Lake | 14 mi | 2026 season |