Poor Farm Spring in Langlade County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Poor Farm Spring belongs to Langlade County, Wisconsin. Everything around it is rolling bush. At roughly 15 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For a base, Nashville sits 19 miles out. Crandon is 19 miles and Antigo 21 miles. Also on the doorstep: Emil Spring out at 0.3 miles, Section Ten Lake at about 3.7 miles, Jessie Lake out at 3.9 miles, Lower Hiwanka Lake at about 4 miles and Upper Hiwanka Lake out at 4 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Poor Farm Spring

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Langlade County cover brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Poor Farm Spring gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 11°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Poor Farm Spring runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Emil Spring at 0.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Poor Farm Spring.