Mollete Lake Fishing near Spooner, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Mollete Lake falls in Burnett County, part of Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 974 feet. This is a pocket water of some 22 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Supplies mean a trip to Spooner, 16 miles off. Saint Paul sits 79 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Mollete Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Burnett County: brown trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Mollete Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 69°F, the coldest about 10°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Mollete Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Round Lake, 0.6 miles out. Nothing on Mollete Lake should be assumed from this page alone.