Niebauer Springs Fishing near Phillips, Wisconsin

• Overview

  In Wisconsin, Niebauer Springs belongs to Price County. Land around it is lake country bush. It covers about 12 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Price County standards. For a base, Phillips sits 8.1 miles out. Saint Paul is the closest city, 135 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Niebauer Springs

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Price County, recorded fish include yellow perch, walleye, northern pike and bluegill. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Niebauer Springs as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 67°F and January near 10°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Niebauer Springs.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Crane and Chase Lake, 2.2 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Niebauer Springs.