Little Spider Lake Fishing Guide, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Little Spider Lake in the Vilas County part of Wisconsin. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. It runs to roughly 212 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 4.1 miles of bank, which is a long day on foot. On our Vilas County list it sits near the top for size. The town to know is Lac du Flambeau, 8.8 miles out. The nearest city of size is Green Bay, 130 miles away. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Little Spider Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Vilas County, recorded fish include bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and rock bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Little Spider Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 9°F at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Little Spider Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Pauto Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Little Spider Lake.