Spring Lake Fishing near Iron Mountain, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Spring Lake sits within Florence County in Wisconsin. The bank is 1,142 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 13 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. For supplies, Iron Mountain is 4.5 miles out. Kingsford is 5.8 miles and Quinnesec 8 miles. Neighbouring water: Frog Lake roughly 0.9 miles, Lilly Lake 1.1 miles away, Ellwood Lake roughly 1.1 miles, Railroad Lake 1.1 miles away and South Lake roughly 1.3 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Florence County names brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Spring Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 11°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Plan around that when you fish Spring Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Frog Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Spring Lake if anything is unclear.