Category: cedar lake

RSVP now for the 2026 Annual Banquet on Sat, Oct 17

MCLA Annual Banquet 2026

Saturday, Oct. 17 at Autumn Ridge Banquet Hall
1 Straight Drive, Valders, WI

5:00pm – Registration and Social Hour with Cash Bar
6:00pm – Dinner
Followed by Door Prizes and raffles

Organized and hosted by the Cedar Lake Improvement Association and the Town of Schleswig Sanitary District #1 in conjunction with the Manitowoc County Lakes Association. 

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Updated: September 10, 2026 — 4:24 pm

New Fishing Regulations Effective April 1, 2026

3 men in a boat with fishing gear and cold weather apparel.

New Fishing Regulations (Effective April 1, 2026)

At the February 26, 2026 Meeting of Manitowoc County Lakes Association, Jason Breeggemann, WI-DNR Senior Fisheries Biologist, discussed the new regulations designed to balance fish populations that take effect across several county lakes on April 1.

  • Long Lake: 25 panfish daily limit, including no more than 5 bluegill

  • Bullhead Lake and Pigeon Lake: 10 panfish daily limit

  • Cedar Lake: Northern pike 25–35 inch protected slot limit, daily bag of 2; 10 panfish daily limit (max 5 bluegill)

  • Silver Lake: 26-inch minimum length for northern pike, daily bag limit of 2.

  • English Lake: 10 panfish daily limit (max 5 bluegill)

  • Harpt Lake: 10 panfish daily limit (max 5 yellow perch)

photo credit Scott Otterson

Updated: March 4, 2026 — 3:07 pm

2025 Annual Banquet

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Annual Banquet
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025

Location: Viking Bow and Gun Club, 13431 Rusch Rd, Valders
Organized and hosted by the English Lake Association in conjunction with MCLA.

Time: 4:00 PM – Social time with cash bar
5:30 PM – Buffet dinner catered by the Altona

Program to follow:

Phil DeCastro

Speaker: Phil DeCastro, Meteorologist at WLUK-TV FOX 11, Green Bay

Phil has been a meteorologist at WLUK-TV for 14 years, after spending 2 years at WLUC-TV in Marquette, Michigan. He has a degree in meteorology from Penn State University, and since coming to this region has developed a deep appreciation for the crucial links between weather, climate, and our local environment and ecosystems.

Annual meeting, election of officers, awards, 50/50 raffle and door prizes will follow the speaker. Door prize donations from Lake Associations or individuals are welcomed. Please inform Kim of door prize commitments.

RSVPs and door prize commitments due no later than Friday, October 3rd
to Kim Braun at kimskattebo@icloud.com or phone/text (920) 973-2390.

Cost: $20 per person, payable at the door, cash or check only payable to “MCLA.”

We look forward to seeing you at the banquet.

Updated: February 2, 2026 — 5:01 pm

Wake surfing legislation and the potential for AIS and erosion

At the November 2023 MCLA membership meeting, representatives from Cedar Lake discussed the topic of wake surfing legislation.

As the popularity of the sport has increased, the boats used have increased in power in order to create bigger wakes for surfing.  There are potential ecological issues with the changing sport. Read more

Updated: December 3, 2023 — 10:39 am

Ice on Data History for Cedar Lake

THIS ARTICLE REFERS TO HISTORICAL ICE-ON DATA AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR DETERMINING SAFETY OF CURRENT CONDITIONS

From Scott Otterson, Cedar Lake

The lake has frozen over and the “Ice On” data will be submitted to the DNR to expand our lake’s database. Below is a chart showing my historical records of when Cedar Lake froze over. The chart shows the variability of the lake freezes.

I also calculated the duration of the ice on the lake. I used my records of when Cedar Lake froze and the following spring when the lake’s ice broke up. You will see on the chart from the trendline that the ice duration seems to be shortening. The trendline shows that the duration of ice on the lake has reduced 7 days over the last 20 years. Read more

Updated: May 4, 2023 — 7:40 am