Beartrap Lake near Spooner: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Beartrap Lake in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. This is rolling bush country. It covers about 16 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Sawyer County are larger. The nearest town is Spooner, 17 miles away. Little Round Lake is 17 miles away, with Shell Lake at 18 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Beartrap Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Sawyer County cover walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass and muskellunge. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Beartrap Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 9°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Beartrap Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A boat ramp sits half a mile away, so trailered boats can get on. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Mallard Lake is 0.2 miles off. Confirm before you fish Beartrap Lake.