Dumkes Lake

If you are looking at Dumkes Lake, you are looking at a Milwaukee County lake with the available record putting it at about 28 acres and a maximum depth of 11 feet, which is the first thing I would want to know if a buddy asked me about this place.

Size, depth, and the lay of the lake

The first trip does not need a giant tackle plan with most of my time going to the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach before I started digging through the tackle box for a magic answer.

The fishery on paper

I am leaving the fish list for Dumkes Lake alone until there is better exact-water evidence; for a first visit, i would keep the tackle flexible and avoid building the whole day around one species, and before i start chasing random reports.

My game plan

If I had a few hours to figure out Dumkes Lake, I would use the fish list and the lake's size as a guide, then let current conditions settle the details, then I would confirm the current rules before the first fish ever comes over the side.