Fishing Spring Lake in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Spring Lake is one of the Sawyer County waters in Wisconsin. The bank is 1,358 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 22 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Little Round Lake is the closest place, 9.3 miles off. The big place round here is Saint Paul, 119 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Sawyer County include walleye, brown trout and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Spring Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 8°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Time your trip to Spring Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Currier Lake, 0.5 miles away. Treat Spring Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.