Winter Lakes Alliance

Welcome to the Winter Lakes Alliance
PO Box 368
Winter, WI 54896

The members of The Winter Lakes Alliance are group of lake property owners and lake lovers who have joined together to preserve our water and wildlife resources for future generations.

Membership in the Lakes Alliance is not limited to lake property owners. Anyone who has a love of our local lake and resources is encouraged to join us. We have monthly meetings on the 2nd Saturday of every month, April through October, at 10 AM, in the Winter Town Hall. We have interesting speakers who offer a host of topics from Loon Watch to DNR fish stocking followed by project discussions and a short business meeting. The Winter Lakes Alliance has resources and information available for property owners and interested parties pertaining to lake property zoning and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources regulations on lake and river building requirements. Some of our activities include awarding a scholarship to a high school student who is interested in a career in environmental studies. A kid’s fishing contest for all children up to the age of 16 years. This event is held on the Saturday before Father’s Day each year. All participants receive a prize along with prizes awarded for the biggest and most fish caught in each age category.

WINTER LAKES ALLIANCE and FISH STOCKING

Our organization is active in maintaining and increasing fishing resources on our area lakes. Each year we select lakes to stock from our own resources as an adjunct to the efforts of the DNR. Your lake has likely received fish from our group or will in the future

The Winter Lakes Alliance is currently comprised of members from 10 of our area lakes: Lake Winter- Barber - Black Dan- Loretta- Blaisdell- Fishtrap- Blue Gill- Hunter- Barker- Island with off-lake members and owners of river front property.

2022 Fish Stocking

This years fish stocking took place on Monday, October 4th. Twenty five hundred fish were stocked between Lake Winter, Fishtrap Lake, and Hunter Lake. Water temperatures had cooled and we had no "floaters" after the introduction. Our survival and growth rates remain high and fisherpersons report increasing catch rates.

KID'S FISHING EVENT

Held annually on Father's Day weekend, the Winter Lakes Alliance is proud to sponsor a fishing event JUST FOR KIDS. The event is held at "The Flats' at the north end of Lake Winter on Lake Winter Road. The event is open, basically, to kids old enough to hold a fishing pole(Ages 2-16). Prizes are awarded for several fish categories and no child leaves without a memento of the day. The purpose of the experience is to foster an appreciation for fishing as a sport, our natural resources, and family fun. Please see our Calendar.

Lake Monitoring

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In addition to our fish stocking efforts, we also have an active cadre of lake volunteers who are involved with the DNR Citizen Lakes Monitoring program. The volunteers take lake readings with a Secchi disk to track water clarity. In addition to the water clarity monitoring there are opportunities for our lake volunteers to participate in Water Quality Monitoring, Water Chemistry Monitoring, Aquatic Plant Monitoring, and Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring. More information can be found by clicking on the above image.

Loon Watch