Spring Lake Fishing in Washburn County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Washburn County, Wisconsin, is where Spring Lake sits. Land around it is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 22 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Washburn County. The town to know is Spooner, 6.9 miles out. It is 86 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Washburn County list largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Spring Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 69°F and January near 9°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Spring Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Grass Lake, 0.7 miles out. Rules at Spring Lake are worth checking on the day.