Spencer Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Meeker County, Minnesota, this is Spencer Lake. Everything around it is rolling bush. At about 138 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. You are 4.8 miles from Dassel. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 53 miles distant. Close by you have: Lake Jennie lies 1.1 miles on, Pigeon Lake a shade over 1.6 miles, Wolf Lake lies 2 miles on, Little Wolf Lake a shade over 2.1 miles and Fallon Lake lies 2.4 miles on. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Spencer Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Meeker County include largemouth bass, walleye and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Spencer Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 72°F for July and 11°F for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near late November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Spencer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Lake Jennie, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Spencer Lake if anything is unclear.