Fishing at Little Spooner Lake, Washburn County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Out in Washburn County, Wisconsin, sits Little Spooner Lake. The bank is 1,070 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 32 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. 3.9 miles away sits Spooner, the nearest town. It is 88 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Spooner Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Washburn County records list largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, yellow perch and walleye among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Little Spooner Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 68°F; by January the average is down near 9°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Little Spooner Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Evergreen Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Little Spooner Lake in particular, ask before you travel.