Bogey Lake Fishing near Spooner, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Bogey Lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin. It lies 988 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 23 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, Spooner, is 17 miles distant. Shell Lake follows at 20 miles, then Frederic at 26 miles. What else is close: Cadotte Lake at about 0.5 miles, Shoal Lake at 1 mile, Culbertson Lake at about 1.6 miles, Little Bear Lake at 1.6 miles and Coruick Lake at about 1.7 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bogey Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Burnett County include brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill and pumpkinseed. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Bogey Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 9°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Bogey Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Cadotte Lake is 0.5 miles distant. None of that is settled for Bogey Lake in what we hold.