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Ottawa Lake

WI · Waukesha

  • Stocked
  • 17.1 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
  • 0.8 miles of shoreline

The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.

At a glance

Acres
17.1 acres
Shoreline
0.8 miles of shoreline
County
Waukesha County
Last stocked
2025
Species
RAINBOW TROUT
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
RAINBOW TROUT42689.12025
RAINBOW TROUT318492024
RAINBOW TROUT42708.52023

Gear for the fish stocked here

Rainbow Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.

Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn

Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs

Full Rainbow Trout gear guide

Gear for every species

Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Buffalo, Bigmouth Shiner, Black Buffalo, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Blackstripe Topminnow, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Carmine Shiner, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Mississippi Silvery Minnow, Mottled Sculpin, Mud Darter, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace, Pugnose Minnow

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.