Potato Lake Fishing near Spooner, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Potato Lake is set in Washburn County, Wisconsin. Around the bank it is pine and birch. At about 223 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. A shoreline of some 2.7 miles keeps the choices simple. It is among the larger waters listed here for Washburn County. Some 10 miles away sits Spooner, the nearest settlement. Shell Lake is 13 miles away, with Hayward at 16 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Potato Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Washburn County cover largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, yellow perch and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Potato Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 9°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Potato Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Crystal Lake at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Potato Lake should be assumed from this page alone.