Overview

Fish Camp is a kitesurf spot in the Madison area of southern Wisconsin. This inland water body offers flat water conditions for kitesurfing and wingfoiling. Part of the Yahara chain of lakes south of Madison, the spot provides convenient water access. Pleasant natural environment. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Fish Camp

Sunrise 07:16 · Sunset 18:06

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Fish Camp: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

324h

in March · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to June, peaking in March: 26 rideable days a month and 324 hours of usable wind, at 11 °C. The low point is July, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is June, with 193 mm.

Monthly averages: Fish Camp

Monthly averages — Fish Camp — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	230 h	-2 °C	36 mm
February	25.0	225 h	3 °C	25 mm
March	28.5	324 h	10 °C	121 mm
April	27.5	325 h	14 °C	73 mm
May	27.0	283 h	21 °C	60 mm
June	25.5	269 h	26 °C	193 mm
July	20.0	177 h	27 °C	131 mm
August	22.0	188 h	26 °C	68 mm
September	20.0	172 h	25 °C	30 mm
October	27.5	254 h	19 °C	30 mm
November	25.0	234 h	8 °C	54 mm
December	25.0	202 h	-1 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Fish Camp spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Freshwater with flat water conditions. Moderate depth. Muddy bottom. Water warms in summer. Wetsuit recommended in spring and fall.

Hazards

Shallows and aquatic weeds possible. Boat traffic in summer. Sudden thunderstorms frequent. Shallow areas. Check weather before each session.

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Madison, Dane County Regional-Truax Field18.8 kmsource noaa

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FW3620 Monona10.2 km

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EW6030 Madison17.7 km

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Fish Camp kitesurf and wingfoil spot