Fishing at Spirit Lake, Price County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Spirit Lake sits in Price County, out in Wisconsin. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. Around 136 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Medford is the closest place, 19 miles off. For a city, Green Bay is 119 miles off. Near neighbours: North Spirit Lake a shade over 0.8 miles, Saint Clair Lake sits 1.5 miles out, Reich Lake a shade over 2.1 miles, Stone Lake sits 2.2 miles out and Hultman Lake a shade over 2.5 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Spirit Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Price County list yellow perch, walleye, northern pike and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Spirit Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 66°F, while January sits near 10°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Spirit Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, North Spirit Lake is 0.8 miles distant. For Spirit Lake in particular, ask before you travel.