Spring Lake Fishing near Little Round Lake, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Spring Lake sits in Sawyer County, out in Wisconsin. It lies 1,312 feet above sea level. At about 41 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.3 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest place of any size is Little Round Lake, 13 miles away. Saint Paul sits 96 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. 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. Species logged across Sawyer County include walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass, muskellunge and northern pike. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Spring Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 68°F; the cold one sits at 9°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Spring Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A slipway 130 yards out gives trailer access. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Snag Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Spring Lake should be assumed from this page alone.