Fishing at Spencer Lake, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  This water sits in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. The surroundings are mixed forest. With some 69 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.4 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Few waters listed in Waupaca County are bigger. For supplies, King is 3.8 miles out. After that come Waupaca at 4.8 miles and Weyauwega at 8.7 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Spencer Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Waupaca County records list brown trout, flathead catfish, rainbow trout and common carp among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Spencer Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 15°F in January and 71°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Spencer Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Bass Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Spencer Lake.