Salmo Pond (Raemisch Pond)
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water, stocked through the 2026 season program. One of 3 stocked waters on the Dane County record.
Dane County · Wisconsin · see it on the national map
Water temp 57 °F at BLACK EARTH CK NR TREATMENT PLNT @ CROSS PLAINS,WI, 2 km away USGS site 05406479 · read 8:00 pm this evening
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 The Wisconsin season shape statewide: season plan; dates unpublished.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 Salmo Pond (Raemisch Pond)
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:37-11:37 am and 10:00 pm-12:00 am | 3:54-4:54 am and 4:08-5:08 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am | 5:05-6:05 am and 4:30-5:30 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
- Water 57 °F at a gauge 2 km away, prime coldwater range
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the trout (rainbow 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Devils Lake | 21 mi | 2026 season |
| Token Creek Pond | 21 mi | 2026 season |
| Middle Br Duck Creek | 33 mi | 2026 season |
| Kiwanis Pond | 46 mi | 2026 season |
| Seymour Creek | 49 mi | 2026 season |