Gaslyn Lake Fishing near Spooner, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Gaslyn Lake falls inside Burnett County. The land about it is rolling bush. It measures about 161 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 1.9 miles keeps the choices simple. You are 12 miles from Spooner. Saint Paul sits 81 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gaslyn Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Burnett County include brown trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Gaslyn Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 10°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Gaslyn Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Lower Twin Lake is 1.5 miles off. For Gaslyn Lake in particular, ask before you travel.