Spring Lake Fishing near Keshena, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Spring Lake in Langlade County, Wisconsin. Around the bank it is lake country bush. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Langlade County list. Head to Keshena, 19 miles away, for anything you forgot. Green Bay sits 54 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Langlade County include brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Spring Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 13°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Break-up sits around mid 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. That is the shape of the year on Spring Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Boulder Lake is 1.1 miles off. The position on Spring Lake is worth confirming on the day.