Salmo Pond (Raemisch Pond)
Dane County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1249800
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Black Earth Creek) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
4.0 acres
Max depth
15 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Trout Pond
Water clarity
9.2 ft
Moderate, measured Jun 2022
A small pond type the DNR groups with trout waters. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
9.2 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Jun 6, 2022. 1 reading on record, 2022.
Only one reading is on record.
Measured at the monitoring station named “Salmo Pond (Reamisch Pond)- Deep Hole”.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.
Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station Salmo Pond (Reamisch Pond)- Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Today at the lake
Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.
Stocking history
- Rainbow Troutlast stocked 2025 (adult (broodstock), large fingerling, small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 15 years since 2010
- Brook Troutlast stocked 2024 (adult (broodstock)); stocked in 4 years since 2010
Stocking shows what was added to the lake, not what is in it now.
Wisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- Salmo PondDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Dane County
- Indian Lake5.8 miles away
- Brandenburg Lake7.2 miles away
- Morse Pond11 miles away
- Fish Lake12 miles away
- Mud Lake12 miles away
- Verona Gravel Pit12 miles away
Where this comes from
- Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
- OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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