Fishing Scovils Lake in Douglas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Scovils Lake lies in Douglas County, in Wisconsin. The ground round it is pine and birch. Surface area is around 64 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 1.3 miles, small enough to learn in a day. You are 22 miles from Spooner. Beyond it, Hayward at 27 miles and Shell Lake at 27 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Scovils Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Douglas County records list yellow perch, walleye and white sucker among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Scovils Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 68°F and January near 9°F on the long-run figures. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Scovils Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Mud Lake is 0.6 miles off. Treat Scovils Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.