Leonard Nixon Springs Fishing near Antigo, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Set in Langlade County, Leonard Nixon Springs is a Wisconsin water. The setting is rolling bush. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. Most waters listed here for Langlade County are larger. The nearest town is Antigo, 13 miles away. The big place round here is Green Bay, 60 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Leonard Nixon Springs

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Langlade County include brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Leonard Nixon Springs the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 11°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Leonard Nixon Springs more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, McGee Lake is 0.4 miles off. Rules at Leonard Nixon Springs are worth checking on the day.