Fishing at Spinnet Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Spinnet Lake lies in Vilas County, in Wisconsin. The ground around here is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 16 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Vilas County standards. The nearest place of any size is Wakefield, 13 miles away. Further out sit Bessemer (14 miles) and Ironwood (15 miles). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Spinnet Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Vilas County include bluegill, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass and rock bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Spinnet Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 10°F in January and 65°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Spinnet Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Cranberry Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Spinnet Lake.